Social Worker, Disabled Children Service

Job description

Full Time, Permanent - 1 x 37 hours per week and 1 x 30 hours per week

Managed by: Social Work Team Manager

Workplace: Floor 7, BBond, Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN

This is an office-based role

Salary:

ASYE Social Worker: BG11: £41,771 - £43,149

Social Worker: BG12: £42,253 - £47,665

Advanced Social Worker: BG13: £48,738 - £51,928

The Disabled Children Service works with disabled children and young people from birth to eighteen and their families. We take a child centred, strengths-based approach recognising disabled children as individuals with their own voices, rights and aspirations. Our team benefits from consistent, wrap-around support from experienced managers who are invested in your development and wellbeing.

We work in partnership with families and professionals to safeguard, promote inclusion and support positive outcomes, ensuring children are supported to thrive within their communities.

Located in Hotwells our office is easily accessible and offers a dedicated workspace and we value the connection and continuity that comes with being office-based. This setup helps foster a strong team culture, where collaboration, shared skills, and mutual support are key to how we work.

Bristol is a diverse city with strong communities and a long-standing commitment to equality and social justice. Our Disabled Children Service reflects the city we serve, working respectfully with families from a wide range of backgrounds and championing the rights and voices of disabled children and young people.

Explore our short film, " We Are Bristol Now () " to gain insights into our vibrant city and diverse populations.

We are seeking two social workers to join our Disabled Children Service. You will hold a caseload of children and young people with a range of disability and support needs, undertaking statutory social work in line with legislation and local procedures. As a dedicated social worker in the Disabled Children Service, you will play a pivotal role in providing essential support and intervention for families in child in need, child protection and court processes.

Your responsibilities would include:

• Completing child and family assessments.
• Working with children in need, children subject to child protection plans and children in care.
• Developing and reviewing care and support plans.
• Working collaboratively with families, schools, health colleagues, and partner agencies.
• Promoting inclusive, anti-oppressive practice and rights-based practice.
• Contributing to a supportive and reflective team culture.
• Ensuring statutory timescales for assessments, visits, and reviews are met.
• Ensuring work with disabled children and families is meaningful, proportionate, and effective.

• Be a qualified social worker registered with Social Work England.
• Have experience working with children and families (experience in disability is welcomed but not essential)
• Be committed to inclusive and strengths-based practice.
• Communicate effectively and respectfully with children, young people and families.
• Be organised, reflective and able to manage competing priorities.

• Regular supervision and strong management support.
• A supportive team environment with a focus on reflective practice.
• Ongoing training and professional development.

Our work in Bristol is underpinned by a range of recognised, evidence informed approaches:

• Signs of Safety - our framework for assessing and responding to harm
• Systemic Practice - supporting understanding of complexity in children's and families' lives
• Relationship Based Practice - strengthening relationships and social connectedness
• Contextual Safeguarding - assessing and responding to harm outside the…