Specialist Children and Family Worker
- Employer
- Essex County Council
- Location
- England, Essex, Harlow
- Salary
- £30931 - £35362 per annum + + 26 Days Leave & Local Gov Pension
- Closing date
- 10 Nov 2024
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- Job role
- Social Worker, Support Worker
- Contract Type
- Full time
Job Details
Specialist Children and Family Worker
Permanent, Full Time
£30,931 to £35,362 Per Annum
Location: Harlow
Closing Date: Sunday 10th November 2024 at 11.59pm
As a highly autonomous community base worker you will be working in family homes and community setting with the option to complete administrative work at home or in our office conveniently located in the centre of Harlow.
You will be expected to be in the office for some meetings, to cover duty every other week and to collaborate with other workers at other times. When you are in the office paid parking spaces are provided alongside some parking outside the office.
Here in Essex, we continue to raise the bar about practice and our investment in our workforce is second to none. It's an exciting time to join us. Not only have we been named Outstanding by Ofsted, we are delighted and at the same time humbled to have been crowned Social Work Employer of the Year for the second time in the last three years!
Why work with us?
- Use your skills to make a difference to the lives of children and families who experience difficulties and inequalities
- Work for a high performing team with great team morale and friendly, helpful, and supportive colleagues.
- Access high quality training and development to help develop your career within the child and family sector.
- Paid Parking in Harlow.
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- 37 hour working week. Monday to Friday.
- Local Authority Pension Scheme.
- Continuous Service - Joining us from another local authority? Then you could benefit from bringing your time served and benefits with you.
The role - overview:
The work of a Specialist Children and Family Worker is a varied and rewarding supporting children and families with many different types of complex need.
Key aspects of the work include:
- Working closely with families to build strong relationships with all family members.
- Promoting positive change with families.
- Provide both practical and specialist advice as well acting as a lead coordinator for other support services
- Managing your own caseload
- Managing safeguarding risks to children
- Taking the lead on an area of professional practice (such as mental health) for the team through supporting team members, and liaising with professionals outside of Family Solutions
- You will be expected to operate flexibly to meet needs of the families with some work taking place out of normal office hours
- You will work across West Essex in Harlow, Epping Forest, Saffron Walden and Brentwood
About you:
- Significant practical experience of working with children and families with multiple and complex needs. We are particularly interested in individuals with experience of working with teenagers, however, we will consider candidates from all backgrounds.
- Educated to degree level or equivalent by experience in relevant area e.g., Domestic Abuse, Substance Misuse, Education, Mental Health, Parenting etc.
- Effective communication skills with a range of children, families, and professionals.
- Ability to keep records on our computer-based system, complete assessments and other key documents in a way which is accessible to children and families, yet professional
You will be mobile throughout West Essex (Harlow, Epping Forest, Saffron Walden, and Brentwood) occasionally travelling around the county of Essex and beyond. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.
Company
Why Essex?
Essex County Council covers 1,300 square miles from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary. From the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career.
We celebrate difference and work to ensure that no one is disadvantaged when accessing services, employment or public life in Essex. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interviewing all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. We’re also committed to interviewing all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.
Free to deliver big
We recruit creative, ambitious, talented people, and free them up to think – and deliver – big.
We’ve made substantial changes in recent years, reorganising how we’re structured and how we work, so we can protect the most vulnerable and enable our economy to grow. Join us and you’ll be trusted to take control, manage change and make a lasting impact. You’ll be able to call upon external partners and suppliers to help you deliver. More importantly, talented, trailblazing colleagues – including many industry-leaders – will be right by your side to share ideas, knowledge and experience.
Find out how Essex County Council is changing, and how you’ll fit in.
Employee Recognition & Engagement
Here are some of the things we have in place to give our employees a sense of belonging, involvement and recognition.
Employee Networks:
- Ethnically Diverse Employee Network (EDEN)
- Carers Forum
- Christian Network
- Disabled Employees Network
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Network
- Parents Network
- Women’s Network
- Men’s Network
- Young People and Apprentice Network.
You Make The Difference’ Awards - giving employees the opportunity to nominate individuals or teams who go above and beyond for our residents.
Employee Surveys – where we listen to the voices of our people and take action on what we hear.
Employee Panels – giving you the opportunity to feed back on a range of policies and initiatives, network with colleagues and influence far-reaching changes.
Learning and Development
We have developed diverse learning opportunities to support our people to grow both personally and professionally. This includes:
- A large suite of online training and tools
- Dedicated learning events such as ‘LearnFest’ – our flagship annual celebration of learning
- Apprenticeships for both new and existing colleagues
- Financial support to achieve professional qualifications
- Support from subject matter experts
- The opportunity to share your own expertise to up-skill colleagues
- Leadership and executive coaching
- Learning on demand
- Career pathways
Rewards and Benefits
- Family Friendly flexible Working
- Generous holiday and special leave allowances (including the option to purchase extra holiday)
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Life Assurance of three times annual salary
- Volunteering leave (up to 4 days per year)
- Employee wellbeing and counselling
- Travel discounts & season ticket loans
- Learning and Development opportunities/coaching & mentoring
- Payment of professional fees for approved professions
- Eye care vouchers
- Lease car scheme (dependent on business needs)
- Up to £8,000 relocation package (subject to terms and conditions)
You’ll also have access to MyReward, a unique platform for Essex County Council employees to gain various discounts and savings.
Your Wellbeing
At Essex County Council we are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our people. We work closely with our employees to provide wellbeing support based on their needs. We strive to enable the right environment, conditions, and behaviours so individual and organisational wellbeing is embedded in everything we do.
Join us and get Inspired to do More.
- Website
- https://workingforessex.com/
- Telephone
- 0845 743 0430
- Location
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County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 1QH
United Kingdom
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