Childrens Social Worker: Bank Staff

Job title:

Childrens Social Worker: Bank Staff

Company

West Sussex County Council

Job description

Our Casual Bank is an in-house service used by our teams across Children’s Services, for when there is a need for additional support on an ad-hoc and flexible basis. This could be for a range of tasks and in a variety of locations across the County.Joining our Casual Bank team offers you flexibility to work when it suits you, so is perfect if you have other priorities that your work and life needs to fit around.You may be a registered children’s social worker who has recently retired, on a career break or left work to focus on other things and looking for flexible paid work.If you have previously worked as a registered social worker but have been out of the workforce for a while and are thinking of returning, a period of casual work can count towards reinstating your lapsed registration.Whatever it is you are looking for, joining the Bank is a great way to combine paid work with total flexibility.
You will receive training and induction, as well as being paid the same rate as our regular staff. You will also receive an enhancement to your pay to account for holidays and may be eligible to join the local government pension scheme.About The JobCYPL Grade 10 – 12 Casual Rate: £22.44 – £28.90 per hourHourly rate is dependant on your experience and qualifications. You will be paid in arrears on a claims basis for the hours you worked.
As a Casual Bank Children’s Social Worker you will be offered tasks on an adhoc basis such as (but not limited to):

• Parent Assess
• Together or apart assessments
• MASH enquiries
• Emergency Duty Team
• Needs assessments of adopted children & those subject to SGOs
• Completion of s7 and s37 reports
• In / Out of county visits
• Fostering / Adopter Assessments
• Viability Assessments

Experience and SkillsBefore you begin working as part of our Casual Bank, it’s important we ensure you have the right knowledge and skills. You will be asked to provide evidence of qualifications gained during Interview.Qualifications and/or experience:

• Post graduate professional qualification relevant to the professional service specialism (such as CQSW/CSS/DipSW or BA/MA in Social Work or equivalent and PQSW);
• Significant and broad experience demonstrating applied application of the above levels of knowledge in a relevant setting.
• Relevant chartered status of a professional body or equivalent high-level experience of involved practices.
• Registration with Social Work England and responsibility for maintaining registration.
• Significant post qualification experience in dealing with diverse issues.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering or co-ordinating a quality customer-focussed service to others.

You will also undertake an induction and essential training to ensure safe practices and to ensure that you are equipped to do your role.Rewards and BenefitsA full list of the benefits offered to you as a West Sussex County Council Casual Bank Worker you can be found on our page.Further InformationThe reference number for this role is CAFHE03789 .For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Casual Bank Coordinator. For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .To apply, upload your CV and complete the application explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to Social Work England registration, an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check.West Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer committed to promoting an environment that is inclusive and free from all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination and values the diversity of its people. We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and take every possible step to ensure that no individual will be disadvantaged.For information regarding your eligibility to apply for this role under our Disability or Veteran’s Guaranteed Interview Scheme, this can be found on our page.Note for Recruitment Agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We’ll be in touch directly if we need you!BHAvailable documents

Expected salary

£22.44 – 28.9 per hour

Location

West Sussex

Job date

Wed, 01 Jan 2025 03:43:49 GMT

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