Social Worker (Marrs)

Social Worker (MARRS)

Social Work in Cornwall

Make a difference - Children's Social Work in Cornwall

'Cornwall's ambitious, outward-facing senior leadership team promotes a strong culture of learning and development. It has made excellent use of learning from research, best practice and peer reviews.'

'Social workers have a very good understanding of the children they work with; they visit them regularly and ensure that their needs are holistically well considered'

'Staff development is delivered through an effective and well-targeted workforce development framework. Staff morale is high.'

OFSTED 2019 - OUTSTANDING GRADING

The Service & Team:

Social workers make a real difference to the lives of children in Cornwall. We believe that the children of Cornwall deserve the very best. We put their needs at the heart of everything we do and we are looking for people who share our determination to improve their lives and make a brighter future. If you believe in humane, relationship-based social work with children and families we offer the opportunity to develop your social work career in an innovative and ambitious children's service in one of the most beautiful parts of the country.

The Role:

We are looking for a qualified Social Worker with experience of working with young people (13-18 yrs) to join the Sowenna Team.

Sowenna, meaning "success" is Cornwall's first Children and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) Inpatient Unit providing treatment for young people aged between 13 and 18yrs and working collaboratively with the Community CAMHS teams, ensuring a seamless whole service approach.

The Sowenna Social Worker will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team and be responsible for ensuring the social care needs of individual patients are met. They will also contribute to the overall safeguarding agenda and provide specialist social work knowledge and expertise. In addition, there will be an opportunity to take a lead role in developing the service user agenda and participate in the unit's clinical, teaching and research programmes.

You will be an experienced practitioner. Your experience will enable you to evidence how you have applied your learning to your practice; and you will have a proven track record of excellent practice that improves the lives of children.

This role will sit within the Gweres Tus Yowynk (GTY - Helping Young People) Specialist Adolescent Service and your work will compliment that of other colleagues from health and social care who are part of the Multi Agency Rapid Response Service (GTY MARRS)

This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.

This position will be subject to an enhanced criminal record disclosure check.

For an informal discussion contact Chloe Ellis MARRS Team Manager - :

What you'll need to succeed:

You will be a Social Worker registered with Social Work England who will have:

Previous experience working within a social care environment A proven track record of excellent practice that improves the lives of children An interest in adolescents and mental health High-level written and verbal communication skills to build effective professional relationships with families and other professionals Knowledge and understanding of the legislation, models and theories relevant to children's social work, and the ability to evidence how you have applied your learning to your practice The skills to undertake assessments and to use evidence-based practice tools to devise, implement and review care plans If your experience as a Social Worker is within another sector (such as Adult Social Care or the Voluntary sector), we provide additional support to transition into children and families social work through a supported induction period.

Please note: If you have qualified within the last 2 years, but not completed your Assessed and Supported Year of Employment (ASYE) we would welcome your application as a Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW) in order to access Cornwall's ASYE programme which runs twice yearly. You would need to apply for our NQSW adverts which are advertised separately.

What you'll get in return:

We actively encourage and enable our practitioners to progress and reward them for their commitment and expertise. If you are committed to continuing professional development, can demonstrate learning in your practice and in improved outcomes for the children you help and protect, we will provide you with the career options and remuneration that match your expertise. We support our Social Workers to stay in front line practice as advanced practitioners or move to front line management, both of which attract the same pay.

As part of our commitment to outstanding practice, we have put in place a comprehensive core curriculum and career and qualification pathway for our Social Workers to develop their knowledge and skills to deliver the most effective social work intervention with children and families.

Cornwall is one of the best places in the country to live, work and bring up a family. It's location and landscape offer unique opportunities for a healthier, happier way of life. We are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our staff and we recognise that resilient Social Workers need a good work/life balance as well as supportive leadership and support in the workplace.

In recognition of the vital contribution you make, we offer an attractive package of benefits including:

• Welcome bonus of GBP4000 for qualified Social Workers who are new to social work in Cornwall and have completed their ASYE
• GBP3000 Annual Market Supplement for Advanced Practitioners
• A generous relocation package
• An individualised induction to meet your specific needs and learning
• An excellent core curriculum to support your ongoing development with a high-quality programme of evidence-based learning and development to enhance skills and practice.
• An outstanding career and qualification pathway, recognised by Ofsted as a foundation of Cornwall's good practice, which will support your progression.
• Support from our dedicated Practice Educators throughout your progression pathway
• Regular, high-quality case and reflective supervision
• Supportive management and leadership
• Support to access temporary accommodation if moving from outside of Cornwall
• Access to a Cornwall Council lease car
• 26 days paid annual leave per year (rising with length of service), plus bank holidays
• Flexible working opportunities, including part-time hours and homeworking
• A license to access Community Care Inform and Research in Practice.
• Payment of your Social Work England registration fees.
• A competitive starting salary and the opportunity to increase your pay further as you progress