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Children's Services - Social Worker

PO1-PO3: £35,682 pa rising in annual increments to £43,356 per annum

Allowances: £1,000 Welcome Payment, £1,000 per annum Market Supplement after 12 months (all Social Work Teams) and £1,500 pa Retention Allowance after 12 months (Assessment and Safeguarding Teams only)

What are we looking for?

We are looking for social workers in Referral and Assessment and Family Support and Child Protection.

Lambeth promotes Systemic approaches to working with families and communities.
By embedding systemic values in our innovative ‘Children at the Heart of Practice’framework, we are inspiring, resourcing and enabling social workers to undertake impactful relationship-based practice.

Find out more about our approach by clicking here to visit our jobsite.

We are looking for social workers who share our values: Social workers who understand the value of building strong collaborative relationships, are reflective, dedicated, and focus on great practice that makes a real difference to the children and families we support.

Why join us in Lambeth?

• Competitive Salary: Starting at £35,682 with the potential to rise through to £43,356 (including ‘London Weighting’) £1,000 market supplement (all Social Work teams) and £1,500 retention allowance (Child Assessment Team and Family Support and Child Protection only) paid after 12 months in post £1,000 welcome payment paid as a lump sum upon completion of 6-month probation 26 days of annual leave, rising to as many as 31 days as a reward for continuous service Opportunity for career progression with a clear pathway from ‘social worker’ to ‘advanced practitioner’ or ‘team manager’ Hybrid working model: we are splitting our time between ‘working-from-home’ and ‘office working’ at our award-winning Lambeth Civic Centre

Our commitment to you…

In Lambeth, we value, and invest in, our social workers. We understand that great social work practice depends upon; manageable caseloads, being well-supported and having the opportunity to reflect and learn:

• Caseloads in Lambeth are lower than the inner London borough average

Training is valued and prioritised and we offer an extensive learning and development programme: A 3-day ‘introduction to systemic practice’ Specialist training in Systemic approaches to working with domestic violence and adolescents 30 places per year for 1st year accredited Systemic training Funded training to Practice Educator status You will be well-supported: You will be part of a small team (6 social workers) Supported by an ‘advanced practitioner’ Have regular group supervision Have the opportunity to be supported by qualified Systemic therapists in our new ‘reflective spaces’ Interested?

Click the 'Apply' button and upload your CV and a supporting statement explicitly evidencing how you meet the shortlisting criteria marked with an “A” on the job description (max one side of A4).

Find out more about why Lambeth is a great place to take the next step in your social work career, please visit our website:

http://www.inspirelambethsocialwork.com/

Successful candidates will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Certificate from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Further information about the DBS can be found atwww.homeoffice.gov.uk/agencies-public-bodies/dbs

Post source:jobs.theguardian.com

Posters Information:

Name:LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

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