19 Oct
Oldham Council
Oldham
Ref: 000078
Contract: Permanent
Salary: 40,221 - 44,428 per annum
Essential Car user allowance provided.
Hours: 36.66 per week
Based: Spindles
Closing Date: Sunday 27th October 2024
Interview Date: TBC
Informal Enquiries: Natassja Gollcher, Head of Duty, and Advice
Email: [email protected]
Why should you work in Oldham?
Officially rated as a Good by Ofsted, we are proud of our relentless approach in seeking the very best outcomes for our children and families, and there s never been a better time to join the team and be part of our success story.
Oldham is a wonderful place of diversity, where people of all cultures come together.
This is one our greatest strengths and our social workers enjoy using a breadth of skills and gaining a variety of experiences whilst supporting children and families from diverse backgrounds.
We use systemic practice as our chosen practice model, focusing on building relationships with children and families, understanding the context and family dynamics, and reflectively learning together.
Situated in the heart of Spindles, the bustling centre of Oldham, our new building stands as a beacon of support and guidance, where the Duty and Advice Team will be based, ready to assist and advise those in need.
Our Promises to you:
- A manageable and diverse caseload aligned with your experience and skills.
- A commitment to your continuing professional development through a bespoke learning and development programme
- A variety of career opportunities to progress and develop with us in Social Work
- Regular, quality, and reflective supervision and learning from practice audits with fortnightly training days in each of our services.
- Monthly Group Supervision with your team
- Weekly Learning Spaces to focus on a specific area of learning
- A permanent and supportive Senior Leadership team
- Full corporate and service Induction
- Direct link to a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner and Social Work Consultants from our Social Work Academy.
- The opportunity to become a Practice Educator and to develop students within our organisation.
- Dedicated support to develop you in your role and opportunities to meet your career aspirations.
- During the SSYE (Second Supported Year in employment)
you will have a consultant social worker in the CSWA who will offer reflective supervision every three months as well as meetings with your manager at 6 and 12 months to ensure that your professional development plan is being supported.
- Focus on child and family-centred outcomes across all sectors by ensuring the right intervention is identified at the right time, there by building a safe, happy, healthy, and successful future for children and young people.
You will be rewarded with great benefits:
- Competitive pay with a 2,000 retention payment. (After 2 years)
- Flexible and Hybrid working
- Free town centre parking
- Essential car user allowance of 500* and mileage expenses at 45p per mile.
- Reimbursement of Social Work England professional registration fees, currently 90 per year
- Generous relocation package of up to 8,000
- Other generous benefits including:
- 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase additional days,
and which increases after 5- and 10-years service.
- Attractive defined benefit pension scheme with a market leading AVC option for additional retirement savings
- Discounted gym membership
- Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
- Salary sacrifice scheme, including Cycle to Work
- Wellbeing support, including an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
- Staff recognition and celebration events
See Staff Benefits for more information.
Our employees say
One of the reasons I ve worked here for so long is because it s like a family and a listening organisation, where people are encouraged to participate and get involved .
Our Social Worker teams are friendly,
approachable and professional .
We all want to make a difference to the families and children that we work with .
Oldham values the person, the families, and the inclusive culture .
Hear more from our employees and explore our Social Work Academy offer here
Ofsted says
Children are well supported by social workers, who ensure that their health, education and emotional needs are met .
Staff are tenacious .
Children and families in Oldham benefit from a comprehensive range of early help services .
There is strong partnership working .
Senior leaders promote the participation of cared for children and actively seek their voice in developing and shaping service delivery .
Relentless focus on improvement by a strong and stable leadership team,
with progress made across many areas of practice,
Read the full Ofsted report here
Here s the role.
You will work as part of a co-located multi-agency team, which includes representatives from Greater Manchester Police, Health, Community Safety, Adult Social Care, IDVA and the Prevention Hub, this co-location enables more effective communication between partner agencies. As a Duty and Advice social worker you will be required to respond to contacts made to the MASH in a timely way to identify and secure the most appropriate service to support and safeguard children and families. As a Duty and Advice social worker you will communicate with families,
partner agencies and members of the public members of the public and partner agencies to enable you to gain details and enable strong evidenced based decision making in line with our practice standards and statutory duties. You will have a good understanding of statutory social worker functions and be confident in making informed threshold decisions.
What we need from you:
All applicants must meet the relevant criteria, including the right to work in the UK. We do not accept applications from candidates who require sponsorship.
Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All roles require strong commitment to securing good outcomes for children, operating in a supportive environment focused on effective delivery, including identifying and responding appropriately to any safeguarding concerns,
ensuring the immediate decision making reflects an analysis of risk and protective factors.
Oldham Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the DBS (and a Certificate of Good Conduct where you have lived abroad for 12 months or more in the last 10 years).
If you would like support with this application, an interview or interested in looking at any courses that could help with this position please get in touch with Get Oldham Working - Get Oldham Working registration form - Oldham Council
NB. - Any candidate that meets the criteria of our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme and meets the essential criteria of the role, will be guaranteed the first stage of assessment (whether that is an interview or another assessment, as appropriate).
Our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme supports candidates with disabilities, carers, those who are aged 24 or under and have previously been in or currently in care, and those whose last long term substantive employer was the Armed Forces.
Diversity and Inclusion:
At Oldham Council, we are committed to creating a fair and inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We aim to develop a culture of respect, where differences are recognised regardless of background. We aim to be an employer of choice by engaging in fair and open recruitment processes and Applications are encouraged from all communities across the borough to create a workforce that represents the diversity of our population.
About Us:
Oldham is committed to developing a Co-operative future; one where citizens, partners and staff work together to improve the borough. Anyone joining the council is coming into an ambitious organisation with big plans. We are working hard to build a brighter future for our borough and we need people from a wide range of backgrounds to continue delivering the best for our communities.
The Council has a clear set of Behaviours, which outline how we do business and we share these borough wide with our residents, partners and businesses. Internally we have translated these into five cooperative behaviours which outline the priority areas of focus for all staff at all levels. You can view these Behaviours, along with staff benefits on our Greater.Jobs pages Working for Oldham
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