Job Title: Social Worker / Senior Practitioner - Separated Migrant Childrens Team
Location: Stevenage
Starting Salary: £40,221 plus £5,673 Market Enhancement with the opportunity to progress to £44,428 plus £6,084 Market Enhancement per annum + one off £1k Welcome Payment
Hours: 37 per week
Contract: Permanent

We have an exciting opportunity within the Children and Care Leavers Team, as a Social Worker or Senior Practitioner, supporting Separated Migrant Children as Children Looked After.

Social Worker: £35,745 with the opportunity to progress to £39,186 per annum
Senior Practitioner: £40,221 with the opportunity to progress to a maximum of £44,428 per annum

You will be joining a set of teams consisting of Social Workers and Leaving Care Personal Advisors, supporting Separated Migrant Children who become Looked After and are transitioning to adulthood as Care Leavers.

You will be responsible for the safeguarding of young people, working in partnership with other services, undertaking assessments, supporting independent living skills and will encourage participation & feedback, to name just a few of the things you will do!

You will be joining a highly supportive and fast-paced team working with Separated Migrant Children who become Looked After and require additional support to settle into life in the UK due to separation from their family, country of origin, cultural norms and language barrier.

Essential Requirements

Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England
Experience of working with children and young people
Knowledge of legislation, guidance, policy, and procedures
Ability to complete robust assessments & to assess risk
Ability to work in a relationship-based way
Understanding of equality and diversity in Social Work
Ability to input and maintain accurate computerised information and records
Ability to work on own initiative managing and prioritising own workload under pressure and under the direction of the supervisor
Desirable

Knowledge/experience of working with Separated Migrant Children
Knowledge of legislation, guidance, policy, and procedure specific to Separated Migrant Children
Knowledge/experience of working with children and young people subject to or at risk of exploitation including modern day slavery and trafficking
Knowledge/experience of working with Care Leavers
You will work within a highly supportive group of teams, with access to excellent supervision and training opportunities. You will be central in supporting Separated Migrant Children as Children Looked After, settling into life in the UK alongside their asylum claims and transitioning into adulthood.


Interviews will be arranged on an ad hoc basis

For an informal discussion and more information please contact: Separated Migrant Children and Care Leavers Service Managersamantha.jeffery@hertfordshire.gov.uk

Benefits of working for us:

Competitive Starting Salary
One of welcome payment of £1k for all external appointments who have completed their ASYE at the time of application.
Monthly Market Enhanced Payment
Relocation expenses of up to £6k (terms and conditions apply)
Up to 33 days annual leave entitlement
Free parking at all of our sites
Care Lease Scheme (depending on the role)
Flexible Working Arrangements (depending on the role)
Excellent Career Development
Salary Exchange for Additional Benefits
Excellent Pension Scheme with Employer Contributions
Shopping Discounts
Support Groups & Wellbeing Schemes
Disability Confident: We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

English Fluency: The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.

Safeguarding: Safeguarding children and adults is of utmost importance to Hertfordshire County Council. The Council requires employees to abide by legislation and best practice to enable Hertfordshire to achieve this. This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. For more information Click Here

Driving Roles Only: As part of this role, you will be required to travel to other HCC Sites/Residences either using your own mode of transport or a company car. In light of this, the ability to drive and/or travel around the County is required for this role a DVLA check will be required on appointment.

CS Roles Only: We expect all Children Services employees to fulfil Hertfordshire's Professional Promise for how children, young people & young adults with special educational needs and / or disabilities and their families should be treated. It is our agreement to place families and children at the centre of what we do, and helps parents and carers to understand and be able to hold us to account for how we provide our services. For further information please visit: ‘Professional Promise’

As part of the application, you will be required to upload your most recent CV ensuring gaps in employment have been addressed and asked to answer the 4 key questions which are located at the end of the advert and a template can be found in the 'Available Documents'.

1.What is your knowledge or experience of working with children in care?

2.What is your experience of using structured assessment tools and planning interventions?

3.What is your experience of engaging and safeguarding young people?

4.What skills do you have in organisation, time management, and in managing a complex workload?

If you do not provide answers to the questions and upload to your application, your application will be rejected.