Children's First Contact Centre - Social Worker

Posted 8th Apr, 2024
Location
Sutton
Salary/rate
£39,264 – £49,083
Hours
Full-time
Working arrangements
Blended
Contract type
Permanent
Closing date
31st May, 2024
About the role

As a social worker in the London Borough of Sutton your role will be to act as an officer
of the Local Authority and execute statutory functions ensuring that individuals are
safeguarded and supported to achieve positive outcomes.
● You will work in partnership with people, other professionals and agencies and intervene to
safeguard individuals, promote social change, maximise independence and provide
appropriate information and advice about third sector and universal services which
support positive outcomes.
● You will have the ability to apply professional curiosity and use social work theories and
knowledge to formulate and test hypotheses reaching a professional judgement and
decision.
● You will produce a good standard of professional documentation relevant to your service
area and be able to prioritise your workload and work within defined timescales. ● Principles
of human rights and social justice are fundamental to the role and you will be required to be
able to effectively balance the protection of individual rights against the need to use
professional authority and accountability effectively to safeguard vulnerable individuals.
● You will uphold the profession and act a representative of the Local authority in a variety
of forums.

About you

1.Social work qualification and at least one year's post qualifying experience in a social work
role and be able to meet the requirements of the social work regulator. With the exception
of Newly qualified Social Workers (ASYE).
2. A current valid UK driving licence and the use of a car for work, with valid
insurance covering business use - where required.
3. Demonstrate an effective and active use of supervision for accountability,
professional reflection and development
4. Demonstrate an ability and understanding of the frameworks, theory and research
which are applicable to the practice setting.
5. Demonstrate a working knowledge and understanding of the legal and policy
frameworks and guidance that inform social work practice and which safeguard
vulnerable service users. (Relating specifically to the area in which this post is placed).
6. Demonstrate an ability to clearly and effectively communicate with service users, families
and carers colleagues, and other professionals ensuring that individual’s views
opinions and wishes are explicitly recorded using a range of tools and techniques
applicable to the service sector.
7. Have excellent organisational skills and be able to prioritise workload according to risk
and need.
8. Demonstrate the ability to work as an autonomous professional and an ability to produce
succinct and clear professional documentation which is of an excellent standard and in
line with statutory and local timescales and local protocol.
9. Demonstrate skills in sharing information appropriately and respectfully and recognise
lines of accountability and the boundaries of professional autonomy and discretion.10. Be familiar with and demonstrate practice which meets the required level within social work
frameworks.

About Sutton

Sutton combines a high quality of life, green and spacious, with distinctive town centres providing access to jobs and culture the capital has to offer.

Ofsted rated us as ‘Good’, with 'Outstanding' leadership, in December 2021. However, we have not rested but continue to strive to do more for families, strengthen practice and bring innovative ways of working across our systems.

Our offer to you

As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across - however big or small - will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.

In addition, we offer a modern and flexible working environment for our staff, supported by our IT infrastructure, including Google Chromebooks and Google Apps.

Employees have access to a wide range of benefits, some of which include:

  • Generous annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply)

  • Flexi-time (Please note, this applies to roles at grades 1-9 only)

  • Comprehensive learning and development programme

  • Local and national discounts for shopping, eating out and leisure activities

  • Interest free season ticket loans

  • Local Government Pension Scheme

  • Car parking scheme

  • Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme

  • Zip car scheme

  • Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses

  • Confidential wellbeing and counselling support

  • Subsidised gym membership

Interested in working in Sutton? Hear from our staff below on why they think Sutton is a great place to be a Social Worker.

If you have any questions about applying for this role, please contact recruitment@sutton.gov.uk