Overview

Position Title: SOCIAL WORKER

Company: City Of Peterborough

Location: Peterborough, England, UK

Job Description:

We have an opportunities for a Social Worker who are looking to work within the Children in Care service for Peterborough City Council. The post offers the chance to contribute to high quality service delivery, further develop strong partnership/cross service working and in collaboration with the social workers, innovate and build on the good practice that is already in place.

Responsibilities:

  • The local authority’s quality of placement matching, is an area of strength’.
  •  Senior leaders and social workers understand children’s experiences’ and consider ‘their views, needs, wishes and feelings’. In addition, social workers apply ‘thoughtful and thorough placement planning and help carers understand children’s needs’.
  • Senior leaders have a ‘clear understanding and knowledge of practices, experiences, and children’s progress in care’.
  • Social workers have manageable caseloads and are equipped with the tools needed, including suitable technology and personal protective equipment.

Requirements:

  • A degree in social care with significant demonstrable post qualification experience and current SWE registration
  • An expert understanding of the legislative and regulatory regime of multi-agency statutory children’s services and the designated specialist portfolio for the role, together with an understanding of the framework within which Local Authorities operate.
  • Knowledge of how to recognise political context of social care and respond appropriately at management level.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Experience of leading change within an organisation
  • High motivation, energy and personal drive, resilient and demonstrating highly developed emotional intelligence and self-awareness