Social Worker

Are you able to encourage, support and engage with children and families to promote participation in all aspects of service delivery?

This is an excellent opportunity to join the Children’s Disability Service based in Mansfield; working with families across Nottinghamshire. The team comprises Social Workers, Social Work Support Officers and Practice Consultants, and is part of a well-resourced service which incorporates the following:

• a county wide Occupational Therapy Team,
• three specialist residential short break services and a dedicated short breaks foster care service
•  a dedicated Integrated Children’s Disability Service that collaborates with education, health and voluntary sector colleagues as well as private providers to provide extensive leisure and other services and support for disabled children and their families.     

OFSTED noted that “morale amongst social workers in Nottinghamshire is high” and this is a testament to the package that we offer, which includes: 

• Manageable caseloads
• Regular and effective supervision
• Mobile working and improved work/life balance
• Good levels of business and admin support
• Internal transfer scheme between teams
• A comprehensive range of CPD options, including links to local Universities
• Practice Consultants based in every social work team
• Leadership Development & Aspirant Managers Programme
• Potential to earn an extra £9,000 over 3 years when you join key frontline teams
• Up to £5,000 relocation package
• Excellent employee benefits 

This investment in our workforce means that we are able to provide a quality, consistent, and professional service to communities in Nottinghamshire, with good outcomes being achieved for our children and young people. So if you’d like to be part of our future workforce, and build your career with us, we’d like to hear from you!

We are looking for a full time enthusiastic qualified Social Worker with a broad knowledge of social work practice and legislation, including safeguarding, who is able to demonstrate excellent assessment and analysis skills. You will be committed to using the full range of your social work skills to promote and safeguard the welfare and development of disabled children and assist their carers (including young carers) by means of creative, innovative and timely care and support planning and intervention. Experience of working with disabled children is desirable but not essential. 

The Children’s Disability Team aims to safeguard and promote the welfare and development of disabled children whilst supporting children to be cared for by their families at home. We do this by working closely with children, parents/carers and colleagues in other agencies.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Sophie Eadsforth on 0115 8041211

Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.