London Social Work for Children

About the role

Focusing on the child, not forgetting you

In addition to a salary of up to up to £46,578.00 per annum (depending on experience), you will receive £1500 annual retention payment, £1000 Golden Hello and other excellent benefits including a lease car

Bromley is committed to making children and young people in the Borough its top priority. This role is within the Referral and Assessment Service. The Referral and Assessment Teams receive all new referrals from the Bromley MASH and undertake Child and Family assessments to determine how best children’s needs can be met. There are 6 teams, each consisting of a team manager and 5 social workers. The teams go onto duty for one week every 6 weeks and during their duty week, social workers will receive new allocations.

You will be responsible for managing complex caseloads, carrying out Section 47 child protection investigations, and ensuring that children receive the right level of intervention at the right time. This includes preparing court reports, attending case conferences, and implementing child protection and looked-after children (LAC) procedures. Working closely with other teams and agencies, you will play a key role in coordinating services, reducing the need for care proceedings, and helping families build the resilience to thrive independently.

You will receive regular supervision, ongoing training, and a clear progression pathway, ensuring that you continue to develop your expertise. Whether you are working directly with children and families, liaising with external partners, or contributing to care plans, you will be supported in making a meaningful impact on the lives of vulnerable children.

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Bromley Children’s Social Care has recently been awarded an Ofsted rating of “outstanding” - You can view the latest report here
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About you

Skills and Abilities:

Ability to work within a framework of legislation, guidance, divisional policies and procedures and accountability to senior officers.
Ability to relate effectively to children, parents and carers, many of whom may be under stress.
Ability to work as a team member and to form professional partnerships with other staff within the Department, colleagues from other agencies, foster carers and residential workers and health and education professionals. This will include an ability to embrace the ‘Every Child Matters’ integration agenda whilst also remaining aware of the roles and responsibilities of others and promoting a positive image of the division and department.
Skill in assessing and analysing situations and in formulating, implementing and reviewing, alongside service users, appropriate intervention programmes.
Skill in communicating clearly orally and in writing, including an ability to maintain concise case records including Looked After Children documentation and to produce reports for case conferences, courts and other bodies.
Ability to manage working time effectively in order to meet both professional priorities and administrative requirements.
Demonstrate appropriate understanding, knowledge and skills in valuing diversity

Knowledge:

Knowledge of the Children Act 1989, the 2004 Children Act Amendment and other relevant legislation, regulations and guidance such as new assessment framework.
Knowledge of the range of services, which are available to children and families, and of the organisational framework within which they are provided.
Knowledge of child development and of family functioning and dynamics.
Knowledge of methods of social work intervention.

About Bromley

In Bromley we are consistently going above and beyond, enabling our children, young people, and their families to grow and flourish, being aspirational and building resilience for the future. We strive to create opportunities to be innovative and reflective within an organisation that nurtures relationships, always seeks feedback, and has self-confidence to listen and act.

Our vision is: by working together with children and their families and agency partners, we will ensure that every child in Bromley has the right help at the right time to keep them safe, and to meet their needs, so they achieve, thrive, and reach their full potential.

Our ‘Bromley Relationship Model’ is a model unique to our local authority based on Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory. We are looking for a social worker who is passionate about working with children and their families who will be able use their ability to form good relationships with families and professionals to bring about positive changes for children and young people. Our vision is at the heart of our model and is supported by our purpose, our aims, our social work behaviours, and our enablers.

Bromley Children’s Social Care has recently been awarded an Ofsted rating of “Outstanding”
You can read Ofsted's report here

The Bromley Promise

Manageable caseloads for every Social Worker
Dedicated time for reflective supervision
Generous Annual Leave Entitlement including an additional three days
Small Cluster teams with one team manager supervising four Social Workers
Two-week protected induction programme
Excellent Learning and development opportunities with bespoke training for every social worker
Social Workers and team managers have easy and regular access to the leadership team

Benefits working for the London Borough of Bromley:

Golden Hello & Annual Retention Allowance
Merited pay scheme
30 days Annual Leave
The opportunity to participate in the Local Government Pension Scheme
Excellent training and career development pathway
Free Car Parking at Bromley Civic Centre
The ability to claim mileage for business trips in line with HMRC guidance
Relocation Allowance (up to £8,000) for successful candidates relocating from overseas or the outer southeast area
A range of salary sacrifice schemes, including for lease cars, technology equipment and for gym.
Benefit scheme also includes a range of discounts at local retailers

We are forces family friendly and are part of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (Bronze Award). We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners. We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and as a disability confident committed employer we encourage applications from people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we will consider reasonable adjustment to support disability employment. We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and a wide range of local and national discounts

If you'd like to arrange an informal chat about this role, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at acquisitionrecruitment@bromley.gov.uk

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