Children's Social Care Practitioner

All about the Role

You will work alongside qualified social workers to support promoting the welfare of children and young people, their families and the services they receive.

The role is to work directly with families and young people in our care and community.

You will support parents, foster carers and carers to develop their skills in developing routines, boundaries, and managing challenging behaviours.

You will also undertake direct work with children and young people to ensure their voice and views are at the heart of everything.

The role involves extensive interactions with key partner agencies, including education and health, to promote and achieve sustainable change within children and young peoples' lives.

It also involves direct work with children, young people and adults in an array of settings.

The Corporate Parenting Service is dedicated to supporting children and young people who are in care, preparing to leave care, or have already left care. The teams work closely with families, promoting welfare and ensuring that the voices and views of children and young people are central to everything they do. Practitioners collaborate with qualified social workers and key partner agencies.

• We are looking for someone with a passion to support and enable every child and young person to experience safe and supportive care to reach their full potential.
• The successful candidate will have experience of working with children and be able to demonstrate an understanding of the challenges children, young people and their families face.
• Someone able to work relationally and in a family valued approach with our Children and Young People.
• Someone who has previously worked with and has an understanding of working with children/ young people who have experienced trauma.

Interviews will be held on the 18th and 19th February so please ensure you are able to commute to Peterborough on one of these dates.

If you've already applied and completed the recruitment process for this position within the last three months, there's no need to reapply. We really appreciate your interest and thank you for considering us.

• Access to a range of benefits via our Employee Benefits Platform, including in-store and online discounts as well as our Cycle to Work and Home & Electronics schemes
• Buy up to 10 days additional annual leave (pro-rata)
• Access to car lease scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared Cost AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities including apprenticeships to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to our equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to receive Employee Recognition Awards

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to fostering diversity, advancing equity, and building an inclusive workplace for everyone. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and particularly encourage those from underrepresented groups, including disabled people, care leavers, and individuals from minority ethnic communities. Your unique perspectives and experiences are encouraged and valued and will play a vital role in our success.

We are committed to making our recruitment process as accessible as possible. If you are disabled and require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please contact pccrec we will work with you to meet your needs.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.