Social Worker - Families First in Greenwich

Families First in Greenwich | Royal Borough of Greenwich

Salary:

Career Grade (ASYE SCP 29-30 | Consolidating SCP 32-35 | Proficient SCP 35-41)

Location:

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Contract:

Permanent, Full Time

• Build meaningful relationships with children, young people and families.
• Undertake high-quality assessments and develop child-centred plans that lead to positive change.
• Safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people.
• Work alongside families to identify strengths, reduce risks and improve outcomes.
• Coordinate multi-agency support as a lead professional.
• Ensure children's voices, wishes and experiences are central to all assessment, planning and decision making.
• Support children to achieve permanence and stability without unnecessary delay.
• Work effectively with wider family networks, foster carers, special guardians and adopters.
• Prepare high-quality reports and represent the local authority in legal and statutory processes where required.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous learning, reflection and professional development.

• A qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Have completed your ASYE programme.
• Passionate about achieving positive outcomes for children and families.
• Skilled in building strong relationships and engaging children and families in meaningful change.
• Committed to strengths-based, anti-discriminatory and evidence-informed practice.
• Able to work collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies.
• Confident in assessment, analysis, planning and decision making.
• Committed to your own professional development and reflective practice.

• A clear career progression pathway through to proficient practitioner.
• High-quality supervision and reflective practice support.
• Access to learning, coaching, shadowing and professional development opportunities.
• A collaborative working culture that values innovation and continuous improvement.
• Opportunities to influence and shape the development of Families First services.
• A diverse and vibrant borough where you can make a real difference to children's lives.

Our commitment We want every child in Greenwich to grow up safe, loved and able to fulfil their potential.

Royal Borough of Greenwich values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community.

All vacancies close at midnight unless otherwise stated.

Royal Borough of Greenwich reserves the right to close any job advert earlier than the advertised closing date where there is reason to do so (for example high volume of applications).

A full employment history is required for this role. Please provide a full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation of any gaps in employment.

Salaries advertised are for a standard working week of 35 hours unless otherwise stated. Please use this 'Salary Calculator' to help you calculate a pro rata salary.

Our Staff Values are important to us. Candidates will be continuously assessed against our staff values throughout the recruitment process. Where candidates demonstrate views and behaviours that do not meet the standards of our staff values, we reserve the right to reject their application/ registration.