Job Description

Job Title: Qualified Childrens Consultant Social Worker
Starting Salary: 346,731 per annum + 36,924 market enhanced payment, progressing to 351,802 per annum + 36,768 market enhanced payment PLUS 31k one off welcome payment*
Hours: 37
Location: Base locations in Stevenage and Apsley. Whilst you will have a base, each team has a geographic area they cover which will require regular access to a vehicle in order to travel to meetings.
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Childrens Services
About the service
At Hertfordshire County Council, we believe that the children and young people in our care deserve the best. And that means ensuring the social workers who work alongside them are trained, supported, and highly motivated.
As an innovative authority, we are committed to developing motivational social work practice and you will be trained to work in this way. You will be working at the forefront of best practice to deliver first class support to vulnerable children and families which will expose you to managing complex and diverse caseloads.
By changing our approach to families, they are changing their approach to us and we are managing to keep far more children at home safely with their families.
With dedicated Diversity & Inclusion strategy and focus groups, we promote diversity and inclusion across the delivery of services and within our workforce.
We will offer a stimulating working environment, regular supervision meetings and training opportunities to help you to reach your full potential with the assistance and guidance of our specialist L&D teams.
The pandemic has brought about changes in the way we work and having learnt from this and from feedback from our staff and communities, we are embedding important principles around xe2x80x98Our Way Forward. The overarching vision for Childrens Services is that we work in a xe2x80x98flexible and balanced way with a focus on xe2x80x98continuous improvement; this is underpinned by a xe2x80x98mix and blend approach by adopting hybrid ways of working, balancing the need for collaborative workspaces with the right technology for staff to work from home and touchdown areas where this is right for you and for our families.
About the role
Each Team is made up of; a Team Manager, Consultant Social Worker(s), Senior Practitioners, Social Workers, Children's Practitioners and Family Practitioners.
We are looking for experienced Social Workers to join various teams - please click through to our website to see current vacancies.
This role will include holding a small caseload of complex work and supports development into a management role in the future.
This will include conducting supervision meetings and supporting other members of the team and providing management cover in the Team Managers absence.
About you
Essential:

• Qualified and Social Work England Registered
• Experience of staff supervision and management
• Comprehensive knowledge of the challenges associate with working with Children and their Families
• Thorough knowledge of care proceedings and court experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of legislation, guidance, policy, and procedures
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft IT package
• Full UK Driving Licence
• Regular Access to a vehicle

This job role is within the Health and Social Care, level 12 job profile. Please locate this via:
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Recruitment timeline: we are checking applications regularly and will arrange ad hoc interviews - please check your emails for updates.
Additional Benefits for Social Work roles include:

• Monthly Market Enhanced Payment
• One off 31k Welcome Payment* (terms & conditions apply)
• Lease Car Scheme
• Up to 36 relocation expenses
• Hybrid working model
• 5 Days additional annual leave entitlement