Social Worker - Children's Disability Service

Leicestershire County Council is seeking a Social Worker for its Children’s Disability service.

This is a countywide service offering lots of hybrid working, and a minimum 3 month assignment.

The pay rate is £38 umbrella.

The role will involve the following:

• We are proud of our Achieving Excellence Plan which sets out our key values, behaviours and ambitions.
• We have embedded the Signs of Safety approach throughout our services and this approach mirrors our values of Aspiration, Being Curious and Collaboration.
• As Children and Family Service we are committed to our vision of becoming a trauma informed responsive department where we believe we are “stronger together” our culture is one of partnership where we look for solutions and recognise the potential impact of trauma on the children and families we work with and on our staff. We will strive to create a safe, compassionate, healing environment demonstrated through relationships based on trust, respect, hope and empathy. We will achieve this through a spirit of curiosity, by purposeful practice, making a deliberate effort to know and understand people and by providing hope for growth and recovery. We are committed to supporting our staff to be the best workers that they can be. We will give you the support ad resources that you need to work in collaboration with children and families.  
• We are focused on being an inclusive department where a culture to celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion is embedded and discrimination challenged at every level together as a department and as Council.  We warmly welcome applicants from black, minority, ethnic (BME) communities, disabled people and lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities, as they are currently under-represented within our workforce - this diversity is vital to our journey and is fundamental to our values and enriches the service we offer our Children and Families. 
• We want all our staff to be inspired to go the extra mile. We are doing our best to create the sort of culture where practice excellence can flourish. We want to learn from what works, as much, if not more, than from when things go badly – we are ambitious to create a true ‘learning organisation.   

Requirements of the roles:

• Qualified Social Worker
• Social Work England registered
• Have experience of working in statutory child protection services and completion of Care Proceedings.
• Be able to evidence your skills and knowledge of creative, innovative and relationship-based social work, working in collaboration with families and professionals. Ideally you will already be confident in the application of the Signs of Safety methodology.
• Have knowledge and experience of working with Children with Disability and/or complex health needs.
• Demonstrate enthusiasm and passion for practice and be committed to helping us build a real culture of reflection and learning. Have retained a strong interest in research and the evidence base for practice and are confident about how this can be used in practice.

Please contact me asap to discuss in more detail. We are offering £250 joining bonus for new starters with Reed.

Alternatively, we are offering £250 if you refer a friend or colleague and they are placed successfully into this or any other QSW role.