Are you an ambitious and creative social worker looking to make a difference in the lives of children and young people? Ealing Children’s Social Care is seeking dedicated individuals to join our Assessment and Intervention Team.
The role
As a social worker in our team, you will be at the forefront of our mission to safeguard children and young people. We want to connect children and young people and families to strengthen our community. We want you to share in our vision and help us achieve the following objectives:
Join a children’s service team driven by the Brighter Futures Practice model, where you will receive ongoing training and support to help children and young people thrive and reach their full potential.
You will be part of a buddy scheme to work alongside established social workers who will guide you through your initial days in Ealing Children’s Care.
Mentor and coaching schemes are available to support and fulfil your growth and development to the next stage in your career.
If you are passionate and ready to make a real difference, we would love to hear from you. Apply now and be part of our vision to connect, empower, and innovate within our community.
You will report to a team manager who will ensure you have regular monthly supervisions.
You will be expected to attend the office three days a week with your manager.
Ealing Children’s Social Care – Building Brighter Futures Together!
We are looking for individuals who:
Essential qualification/membership required
More than 360,000 people call Ealing home. Our seven towns - Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell Northolt, Perivale and Southall - are diverse, vibrant and lively communities where over 170 languages are spoken. We will enable you to do the work you care deeply about, and our aim is to deliver the infrastructure that allows that to happen.
Ealing is a great place to come and develop your career. You will be supported in this by colleagues and managers who will provide you with the opportunities to grow, gain experience, confidence and become a reflective practitioner.
Ealing is a richly diverse borough and we benefit from close ties to our communities which enriches our work and continually improves our offer. We are alive to the pressures many of our families are facing and work creatively with families and partners to bring about changes which makes the work that much more energising.
We recognise that to recruit and retain the very best social workers and social care practitioners, we need to bring together all our learning and development opportunities into one place. That’s why we have launched the Ealing Social Care Academy. The academy helps our team connect, collaborate, and engage creatively with internal and external partners and service users.
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More directly we can offer you:
Manageable caseloads
Clear career progression pathways
Opportunities to develop and experience different areas of work
Competitive remuneration packages
A hybrid approach to working that increases your work / life balance
If you want to find out about this opportunity, please contact our Recruitment lead, Caroline Horsley at: HorsleyC@ealing.gov.uk