This role is subject to a £5,000 welcome payment and a £2,500 retention payment.
We expect children and families in Croydon to receive outstanding services from our social work staff. We want our staff to have high expectations and high challenge of their practice and each other. It's an exciting time to be joining us.
The Family Assessment Service receives cases from our Front Door (MASH), where Social Workers carry out Child and Family Assessments, create family plans and where appropriate work with families to support the intervention of agreed plans (brief intervention). We are committed to improving the lives of children and young people and their families across the Borough. Croydon has five teams within the Family Assessment Service based in our modern offices in Croydon, with great office accommodation and facilities in the centre of Croydon with excellent public transport links. Key responsibilities include:
To apply for this role, please submit your application through the online portal.
We are looking for confident Qualified social workers who are Social Work England Registered and have completed their ASYE. We want practitioners who can demonstrate their skills, resilience and experience in working with children and families. The ideal candidate will:
Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
Home to 94,000 children, Croydon is a truly unique place to practice social work. We are a borough with big ambition, grit, and determination. Children's social care was judged ‘good’ in our last Ofsted inspection.
Our systemic practice framework places emphasis on relationships as key to supporting change for families. We make sense of the world through relationships, focusing on the whole family system and thinking about our own part in that too – what we bring, our own family stories and beliefs, how we use ourselves in the work that we do. Our practice model is all about collaboration - with our families, networks and partners; being open to challenge and ensuring our practitioners are highly trained in a variety of intervention approaches. Our established clinical service will support you to grow your own systemic practice within the service, providing accredited training, co-working and direct work with families.
For an informal chat about working in Croydon, contact Agata Stolowska at agata.stolowska@croydon.gov.uk