Permanent
Full Time, 37 hours per week
Are you an experienced social worker looking for a new challenge? Are you passionate about making a real difference to the lives of each family you work with? Would you like to be part of a team of like-minded people who are committed to working at their best every day? Then we would love to hear from you!
We’re seeking experienced social workers to support our children and young people in various locations across Devon. This is a fantastic opportunity to build meaningful and positive relationships with children, young people, and families; working closely with them to achieve positive outcomes that are family led, built on strengths, and achieve safety and stability keeping them safe through their childhood and beyond. By working closely with children and families with a family-led and strengths-based approach, we can achieve positive outcomes for our children and offer a rewarding career for you.
If you’re looking to move to Devon, subject to qualifying conditions, we offer a relocation allowance of up to £8,000. There’s never been a better time to make the move!
About the role
Our Permanency and Transition service provides a wide range of statutory and non-statutory duties to children who are in our care, as well as services for those who are care experienced. The service reflects and responds to the changing needs of children and their families. It works to enable a reflective, flexible, and creative approach, with a real emphasis on Restorative Practice, which focuses on achieving the best outcomes for our children and young people. Our team of Social Workers, ASYE’s and Personal Advisors are managed and supported by our Team Managers.
Experienced Social Workers handle more complex children’s plans, and you will confidently carry out your duties to safeguard the wellbeing of Devon’s children. You may even support colleagues at the early stages of their social work career. Whether you’re interested in going into management or staying in frontline practice as an Advanced Social Worker, we will support you.
About us
We are on an exciting and ambitious journey of cultural change to embed restorative and relational ways of working. We believe that for the vast majority of families, the family home is the best place by far for children to live, but for some local authority care may be the safest option. Permanency through whichever route is supported locally, including practical help, advice and guidance at the earliest opportunity from us and our partners. By making key changes and improvements, we have made sure that our social workers have access to better tools and technology: from mobile phones and laptops to risk assessment training and care planning resources. Together with partner agencies we've worked hard to get to know individual children better - understanding who they are and their needs, so we can make good plans for those we look after, and implement appropriate interventions where required. We’re proud of our workforce, and what has been achieved for children and families in Devon. Our social work teams are committed to providing the best service possible and are supported by our ambitious culture. We are keen to learn, grow and improve and we’re looking for people who share our values to join us.
For more information on working with us here in Devon, please visit ‘Working for Devon’ and Working in Childrens Social Care.
About you
You will be an advocate for the children and young people you are working with, ensuring each child has an active, up-to-date plan, and young people are supported as they transition to adulthood. You will need to have:
* Exceptions may apply under the Equality Act
What we can offer you
As a place to live and work, Devon is hard to beat. We want you to grow and develop with us. In recognition of the vital contribution you will make, we offer an attractive package including:
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To start your journey with DCC, click ‘Apply’ today! You will find a link attached to our Job Description. To arrange an informal discussion, please email CSWrecruitment@devon.gov.uk.
Job description
Please be aware that this advert will remain open until the vacancies have been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period; therefore, we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment as we may close the advert early.