Address Directorate: People Services
Hours: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Across our Reception and Localities Teams in Derby
Derby has been on a journey continually developing and improving our offer to children, young people and their families. We are proud of our recent Ofsted judgement of Outstanding. In Derby we aren’t complacent about this and recognise that our Social Work workforce are key to this achievement. We operate a Strength Based Practice Model which our Social Workers, Team Managers and Senior Leaders are passionate and knowledgeable about. The workforce understands the needs of children and are skilful in identifying risks and considering the impact they may of on the individual child. We want likeminded Social Workers to join our workforce and become part of Derby’s journey. If this is reflective of the place you’d like to work, please apply. We are recruiting across our Reception and Localities Teams. In our Reception Service you would complete Single Assessments, S47 enquires, develop Child In Need Plans and make recommendations on threshold. In our Locality Teams you will undertake work with children and families at Child In Need and Child Protection and Care Proceedings and support Looked After Children.
You will be part of a supportive team, have access to regular
supervision, peer support and continuing professional development. If you are newly qualified, you will have development opportunities during your ASYE and further opportunities to develop as an experienced Social Worker.
If you’re interested and would want an informal conversation, please call Margot Summerbridge Principle Social Worker on 01332 640246 or Hannah Rafferty Deputy Head of Service 01132 641107.
Next Steps
This is an open ended advert with no closing date. The advert will close when all current available posts are filled.
Interviews will take place in person and dates for interview will be confirmed at a later date. For any queries please contact Hannah Rafferty on 01332 641107 or Margot Summerbridge on 01332 640246
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
