Job Description

Are you looking for an exciting role in Children's Social Work?
Are you looking for a role that is rewarding?
Yes?
Randstad are looking for Qualified Social Workers / Advanced Practitioners and Team Managers to join Oldham Council's Safeguarding and Care Planning Team.
They are a newly improved Local Authority who have invested in more teams across a range of service areas to ensure they continue being the most diverse community within Greater Manchester. They are a Local Authority who will develop and reward your expertise therefore will provide you with a range of support access, continuous professional development and training and development opportunities.
You can expect a fantastic salary of:
QSW - 36,648 - 40,221 / Experienced QSW - 40,221 - 44,428 / Advanced Practitioner - 44,428 - 48,474 / Team Manager - 48,474 - 51,515
Benefits:

• Competitive pay with a 2,000 retention payment
• Free town centre parking
• Essential car user allowance of 500* and mileage expenses at 45p per mile
• Reimbursement of Social Work England professional registration fees, currently 90 per year
• Generous relocation package of up to 8,000
• 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase additional days, and which increases after 5- and 10-years' service
• Attractive defined benefit pension scheme with a market leading AVC option for additional retirement savings
• Discounted gym membership
• Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more
• Salary sacrifice scheme, including Cycle to Work
• Wellbeing support, including an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support
• Staff recognition and celebration events
• A supportive and enabling workplace with quality supervision from your manager
• A comprehensive learning and development programme as part of your ongoing Continuing Professional Development
• Clear progression pathways
• Oldham offers a development pathway for Advanced Practitioners, which includes a point of competence recognition and approval to authorise elements of our service delivery.

Responsibilities:
QSW/Experienced QSW

• You will be joining a dynamic and rejuvenated team, where you will be assessing and supporting families through some of the most complex times of their lives.
• You will be expected to understand risk and be able to work with a variety of agencies in order to work together to safeguard and reduce the risks around children at times of need.
• You will have a mixture of casework relating to children in need and child protection
• You will also have to undertake court work, supported by your practice development manager and team manager as required

Advanced Practitioner

• To support staff, including reflective and group supervision, assistance in reflecting on quality of performance as a team and for individuals within the service, and giving technical advice and guidance to staff.
• Assisting the team manager in making sense of quality assurance feedback and data, promoting a learning culture sharing good practice and strengths as well as identifying areas for development and finding ways to ensure consistent high quality.
• To model continual professional development and be accountable for the promotion of social work, good practice and learning from research.
• The caseload is expected to be at approx. 60% to allow for the time and space to deliver the other elements of the role.

Team Manager

• To manage and provide leadership to a team of social work and social care staff, which could include staff from other agencies.
• To co-ordinate the team's activities and ensure delivery is flexible, reliable, and responsive to the needs of Service Users, Carers and Families.
• To make a strategic contribution to the wider development of the Service.

Requirements:

• Social Work Qualification or equivalent
• Social Work England registered
• Enhanced DBS

For more information or confidential discussion, please call Hannah 0330 0248 775.
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.

Skills Required