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SalaryTHIS ROLE IS INTERNALLY RESTRICTED
To apply for this job, you must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be an employee of Kirklees Council.
- Be employed by Kirklees for the duration of the recruitment process – up to and including the start date.
- Have successfully completed your probationary period.
(Please note that if you work for an Academy, you are not an employee of the Council.)
Your employment status will be checked, if you do not meet the above requirements your application will be rejected.
Our employees are at the very heart of the services we provide to the community, to help us achieve our ambitions, we want the best possible team. In return, we will make sure you are rewarded with a great range of staff benefits to support you in and out of work.
The Connected Persons Assessment Team is made up of two social work teams, who have responsibility for the assessment of Connected Persons who are either being assessed to be, private foster carers, foster carers or Special Guardians. The successful candidate will be responsible for undertaking a range of these assessments.
The team is committed to providing high levels of support to Connected Persons Foster Carers and Special Guardians and to promoting timely permanence for children in their care. The team works closely with Early Support Services, Assessment and Intervention, and Fostering to include perspective carers with support groups, social events as well as working to develop and extend the training offer to these carers.
Our Offer to You:
Our last Ofsted inspection highlighted our progress stating:
"Progress has been achieved through increased corporate commitment and investment in services, clear and focused leadership, strengthening of partnerships for example the duty and advice team, and improved workforce stability and engagement.
Children who need help and protection are now recognised, and risk of significant harm is quickly responded to.”
We are not complacent and continue our hard work on our improvement plan to ensure that we offer the best service to children and families in Kirklees.
Our progress so far is clear:
- The social work teams are now close to full complement and all leadership and management posts are filled with permanent staff.
- Advanced Practitioners provide more support for social workers and more focus on developing practice.
- Working in locality teams and building effective relationships with partners.
- A remuneration package which reflects the challenges of the role.
“Senior managers have successfully recruited and retained social workers……. Kirklees Council nurtures and develops its new social work staff.” (Ofsted 2019)
We are pioneering a Restorative Practice approach to social work which involves innovation and locality working with high quality relationships at the heart of our approach. You will work with manageable caseloads and we will ensure that you have high-quality professional development and receive high standards of induction, supervision and management.
We have a bespoke learning and development offer at all levels of social work allowing you access to professional development opportunities enabling you to develop and progress your career. Our well-established career structure also supports us to develop our own managers and leaders.
For more information or to have an informal discussion please call 01484 221000 and ask for Joanne Simpson, Anna Gledhill, Zoe Prince, Andy Parkinson or Rachel Head.
Travel is an essential part of this job and therefore it would be extremely difficult for you to do your job effectively if you did not use a car for all or most of the time. It is essential that you hold a full and valid driving licence and it is expected that you will either use a council vehicle or your own car.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS ROLE ARE DETAILED IN THE PERSON CHECKLIST ON THE JOB PROFILE.
For appointment to Level 3 Social Worker applicants need to demonstrate they have successfully been assessed against the requirements of progression to Level III.
