Social Worker - Children with Disabilities

Social Worker / Advanced Social Worker – Children with Disabilities Service Salary: Grade 11-14 (£46,968- £55,323) Permanent – 36 hours per week Retention Payment – £2,500 Hybrid working (3 days per week in the office and 2 at home) Job Purpose We expect children and families in Croydon to receive outstanding services from our social work staff. We want our staff to have high expectations and high challenge of their practice and each other. It’s an exciting time to be joining us. To meet the changing needs of our children and families we have invested in creating the conditions for social work to flourish. We have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join Croydon in our Children with Disabilities Service. There has never been a greater focus on children’s services in Croydon than right now, making it an exciting place to take the next step in your social work career. Our statutory service for children and young people with disabilities serve 1200 residents and we need your passion and commitment as a social worker. We are seeking Social Workers who genuinely care, and who want nothing but the best outcomes for Croydon’s children and their families. We are committed to doing things differently, taking into account current research and best practice, and are looking for people who want to be part of this journey. We are looking for a social worker who is capable of working with professionalism and empathy in equal amounts and can demonstrate that they are skilled in managing complex cases, preferably with disabled children (having working experience with children with disabilities is not essential). Your experience of working in a statutory setting will allow you to operate with confidence and emotional intelligence – making effective assessments, implementing plans, delivering interventions and undertaking court work where required. Essential Requirements We are looking for confident Qualified social workers, that are Social Work England Registered and that have completed their ASYE and who can demonstrate their skills, resilience and experience in: Making relationships to create change. Identifying and working with our families’ strengths. Managing complex cases. Working with families and children with disabilities. Excellent analytical and writing skills and the ability to incorporate our systemic practice model which builds on families’ strengths with a focus on protective factors. Effective time management skills to deliver within expected time frames. To view the Social Worker role profile, please click here. To view the Advanced Social Worker role profile, please click here.