Social Worker - Staying Together Team

This is a position for an experienced practitioner as a social worker. We are currently seeking passionate individuals to join our staying together team for parament position in the team. As a SW, you will have responsibility for managing a caseload of more complex and higher need families in crises to prevent break down and entering them in the care system. In this role you will build positive, supportive, and respectful relationships with families. This will require working in a supported practice environment that respectfully challenges and enables you to use your professional judgement, autonomy, experience, knowledge, and skills. These all form the key aspects of our Signs of Safety practice model which we use when working with children, families and the wider professional network. Candidates must hold a relevant social work qualification and be registered with the professional regulator for social work (Social Work England). For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role, please refer to the Person Specification within the attached Job Description. If you are interested in applying for this position, please review the full JD and complete the application form on our careers portal. For further information contact Rosie Bedi Team manager rosie.bedi@bexley.gov.uk ## Benefits Bexley is a vibrant and diverse outer London Borough nestled in the Thames Gateway between London and Kent which means it combines the perfect blend of city vibe and the tranquillity of Kent. It's got award-winning parks, open spaces, and heritage sites. The borough has excellent transport connections, including the Elizabeth Line and proximity to the M25. Bexley offers fantastic amenities such as libraries, leisure centres, and shopping areas. Our borough is also home to numerous primary and secondary schools, as well as further education institutions. **Our Offer to you** We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, coaching and mentoring programmes, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached. **Recruitment Information** As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on recruitment@bexley.gov.uk This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found [here](https://www.bexley.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2023-01/secondment-scheme.pdf). If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager. We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.