Children's Senior Social; ROTH

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Are you an experienced social worker passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people experiencing exploitation, violence and other forms of extra-familial harm?

Sheffield is strengthening its response to Risk Outside the Home (ROTH) through a dedicated specialist team focused on contextual safeguarding, community safeguarding and multi-agency intervention.

We are seeking skilled Senior Social Workers to work directly with children, young people and families affected by exploitation, serious youth violence, missing episodes, peer-on-peer harm, online exploitation and other forms of harm occurring beyond the family home.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a progressive service delivering Sheffield's ambitious Risk Outside the Home Strategy and helping shape safer communities for children and young people.

The Risk Outside the Home Team has been established to coordinate Sheffield's response to harm occurring in peer groups, schools, neighbourhoods, public spaces and online environments.

Our approach is underpinned by:

• Contextual safeguarding.
• Relationship-based practice.
• Child-centred intervention.
• Trauma-informed approaches.
• Community safeguarding.
• Early intervention and prevention.
• Strengths-based practice with families and communities.

As a Senior Social Worker, you will hold a complex caseload of children and young people where risks primarily occur outside the family home.

You will:

• Manage complex statutory cases involving exploitation, serious youth violence, missing episodes, online harm and extra-familial risk.
• Complete high-quality assessments that analyse family strengths, contextual risks, peer relationships, locations and online environments.
• Develop and progress Child in Need, Child Protection and Care Planning interventions.
• Deliver direct work with children, young people and families using relationship-based and trauma-informed approaches.
• Work collaboratively with police, education, health, youth justice and community partners.
• Contribute to contextual mapping, disruption activity and safety planning.
• Ensure children and young people are actively involved in assessment, planning and decision-making.
• Chair or contribute to multi-agency meetings where appropriate.
• Maintain clear, analytical and timely recording and reporting.
• Support reflective discussion and shared learning within the team.

• Qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration.
• Relevant post-qualifying experience in Children's Social Care.
• Experience working with adolescents affected by exploitation, missing episodes, contextual safeguarding concerns or serious youth violence.
• Strong risk assessment and analytical skills.
• Excellent relationship-building and engagement skills.
• Sound knowledge of statutory safeguarding responsibilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to anti-oppressive and inclusive practice.
• Experience of contextual safeguarding approaches.
• Experience of disruption planning and multi-agency safeguarding activity.
• Experience supporting colleagues, students or newly qualified social workers through informal mentoring.
• Knowledge of community safeguarding and place-based approaches.

You will:

• Improve outcomes for children affected by exploitation and extra-familial harm.
• Support children to develop safer relationships and stronger support networks.
• Contribute to earlier identification of risk and vulnerability.
• Strengthen multi-agency safeguarding and disruption activity.
• Help reduce exploitation, missing episodes and serious youth violence.
• Support families and communities to play an active role in safeguarding.

By joining the Risk Outside the Home Team you will:

• Be part of a specialist and innovative service.
• Receive high-quality supervision and professional support.
• Develop specialist expertise in contextual safeguarding and adolescent practice.
• Work alongside highly skilled professionals and partner agencies.

Play a significant role in delivering lasting change for children, families

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