Social Worker – Transition Team

Job Title:
Social Worker - Transition Team

Specialism:
Children's Services

Location:
Dudley, UK

Salary: £41.00 Per Hour

Type:
Temporary / Full Time

We are seeking a qualified Social Worker to join the Transition Team within Children's Services in Dudley. This is an opportunity to contribute to an ongoing period of service improvement and transformation, supporting high-quality services and positive outcomes for children, young people and families.

The role will involve working alongside experienced colleagues to support service improvement, contribute to the Families First Programme and wider national reforms, and strengthen practice across Children's Services.

Service Improvement:
Support the ongoing improvement journey within Children's Services and contribute to strengthening practice.

Children and Families:
Deliver high-quality social work services to children and families, supporting positive outcomes and effective intervention.

Families First Programme:
Contribute to the implementation and embedding of the Families First Programme.

Service Transformation:
Support service transformation and wider national reform initiatives within Children's Services.

Safeguarding Practice:
Work with families requiring assessment and coordinated plans, including child protection plans, pre-proceedings and care proceedings work.

Permanency Planning:
Contribute to effective permanency planning and support positive family relationships and networks.

Family Support:
Work alongside Family Help services and local partners to support families earlier when problems and difficulties can be addressed.

Professional Practice:
Bring professional expertise, challenge and energy to strengthen social work practice across the service.

• Current Social Work registration as required for the role.
• Experience working with children and families within Children's Services.
• Experience of safeguarding and child protection practice.
• Experience of assessments and coordinated plans.
• Knowledge or experience of pre-proceedings and care proceedings work.
• Understanding of permanency planning and family networks.
• Strong professional practice and communication skills.
• Resilience and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• A commitment to service improvement and achieving positive outcomes for children and families.
• Applicants must have 3 years' cumulative permanent experience with an English Local Authority, including ASYE, in line with the DfE requirement. This experience must be clearly highlighted on the CV.

Hybrid Working:
The role operates on a hybrid basis, with 3 days on site.

Supportive Management:
Benefit from regular supervision and support from a committed management team.

Professional Development:
Opportunity to expand your skills, knowledge and confidence across frontline help and safeguarding practice.

Collaborative Working:
Work alongside experienced colleagues and local partners as part of a developing service.

Dudley Children's Services is continuing to develop its approach to supporting children and families, with a focus on service improvement, transformation and achieving better outcomes.

The service is centrally based at Cable Plaza, Dudley Waterfront, while the Family Help service operates through a locality-based model working closely with Dudley's five Family Hubs and local partners. The service supports families through assessment, coordinated planning, child protection, pre-proceedings and care proceedings, with a focus on effective permanency planning and family networks.