Salary: £44,208 - £50,424 per annum Grade: F Permanent Contract (3 Posts) 37 Hours per Week 
Are you a Social Worker looking for a new challenge?

We are seeking 3 enthusiastic and energetic, passionate Senior Social Work Practitioners in one of our Family Support Teams who can work collaboratively to empower children and their families, and keep them safe from harm.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ across all areas by Ofsted in 2024, Thurrock Council are now looking forward to not only maintaining an outstanding rating, but striving to make further improvements in our service delivery. Are you the compassionate Social Worker who will empower our families on this next part of our journey?

Our Family Support Service allows for a wide breadth of experience working with Children in Need (CIN), Child Protection (CP) and completing court work. In this way we minimise changes in social workers by working with all children subject to short term plans under one service. Are you an experienced and skilled communicator, able to collaborate with families so they can achieve a better future?

Thurrock has a friendly and supportive Children's Services Department and we work within the Signs of Safety model, using the Think Family Approach and Systemic model. We provide a variety of training so you can grow and continue to be proud of your work. We also champion internal progression, giving you the opportunity to grow and develop alongside a team of supportive leaders. Are you a caring, influential and ambitious future leader?

In addition, our package of support includes;

Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days rising to 30 after 5 years continuous service Flexible working to enable work/life balance Protected Reflective supervision and performance reviews to support development with systemic approaches to support. Excellent training opportunities and an established CPD programme including Signs of Safety and Trauma Informed Practice training Employee Assistance Programme to access counselling, advice or any extra support needed Local Government Pension Scheme

A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an Enhanced level with Children's Barred List is required for this role.

Advert Closing Date Redeployment Only: 6th February 2025 Internal & External: 23rd February 2025  Interview Date: To Be Confirmed   To view the Job Profile and Person Specification please follow the link below:

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