We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made - please note that this also includes any CV uploaded. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage. /*generated inline style */ Organisation   Kirklees /*generated inline style */ Directorate   Children & Families /*generated inline style */ Service Area   Child Protection & Family Support /*generated inline style */ Job Category   Social Care - Children /*generated inline style */ Hours   37 and 18.5 /*generated inline style */ Number of Jobs   Numerous /*generated inline style */ Location(s)   Across Kirklees /*generated inline style */ Position type   Permanent /*generated inline style */ Grade   Grade 10-12 /*generated inline style */ Salary   37 hours: £37,035 - £45,718, 18.5 hours: £18,517 - £22,859 /*generated inline style */ Enhancements / additional payments details   Plus an annually reviewed Market Rate Supplement of £1,500 for Level 3 Social Workers and Senior Practitioners /*generated inline style */  Advert Wording   We’re Kirklees – Come and Join our team

Are you a committed and enthusiastic social worker with a breadth of experience? Are you looking for a new opportunity in an innovative and supportive environment?

We are currently recruiting experienced social workers/senior practitioners to join our Assessment & Intervention team.

We are looking for experienced practitioners who are able to demonstrate that they:

Have a commitment to safeguarding children and promoting their welfareHave experience in a social care setting with ability to assess needs, identify appropriate social work interventions, plan, prioritise and evaluateHave communication and collaboration skills to build productive working relationships in a multi-agency environmentHave the ability to engage individuals, families and carers and use their views to inform assessments, plans and interventions Have up-to-date knowledge of relevant trends, policies, regulation and safeguarding proactively use supervision to reflect critically on practice, explore different approaches and understand the boundaries of professional accountabilityCan co-work and mentor less experienced practitionersAre willing to work towards Practice Educator Level 1 or 2 or already have a Practice Educator qualification.

 We offer:

A Restorative Practice approach to social work which involves innovation and locality working with high quality relationships at the heart of our approach. You will work with manageable caseloads and we will ensure that you have high-quality professional development and receive high standards of induction, supervision and management.Your emotional well being is very important to us and each area has an emotional well being champion ensuring we have emotionally resilient practitioners.We have a bespoke learning and development offer at all levels of social work allowing you access to professional development opportunities enabling you to develop and progress your career. Our well-established career structure also supports us to develop our own managers and leaders.

For more information or to have an informal discussion please call 01484 221000 and ask for:

Assessment & Intervention Service Managers 

Joanne Simpson joanne.simpson@kirklees.gov.uk

Sarah Schofield sarah.schofield@kirklees.gov.uk

Faye Sykes faye.sykes@kirklees.gov.uk

Adele Lakey Adele.lakey@kirklees.gov.uk

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31 March 2025, 11:55 PM

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