Social Worker - Children & Young People Disability Team (CYPD)

Brighter Futures for Children

About us
Brighter Futures for Children is a not-for-profit company, owned by, but independent of, Reading Borough Council. Although we are independent, we are very much part of the Reading Family. Our people enjoy all of benefits as other Council employees including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and continuous service.

We work closely with partners in the local community and key organisations including Reading Borough Council, policy, public health and voluntary groups. We are responsible for the delivery of children’s social care, early help & prevention, education services (including SEND). This also includes fostering and adoption, the Youth Offending Service and traded services with schools.

Our main aim is to protect and enhance the lives of the children of Reading. We help families find long-term solutions to ensure children lead happy, healthy, and successful lives.

About the Team/role
We currently have a vacancy for a qualified social worker in our Children and Young People Disability Team within our Childrens Social Care Service.
The CYPD Team looks after the children and young people of Reading with a disability 0 to 18. We are looking for a Social Worker who is passionate and who will be committed to this role and the team. If you feel you have the right qualities for our children and young people and want to make things better, then please come and join us.

We aim to ensure that our professionals have all the tools they need to do an exceptional job. We have recently introduced Consultant Practitioners into our establishment who are on hand to coach, mentor and support our staff through complex and high-risk case work.

We have also secured excellent training for all our staff through Research in Practice and established a sound partnership with the NSPCC. We value our staff and want to support them in their progression with us.

 

Essential Qualification/Experience:

• Social Work qualification
•  Current professional social work registration with Social Work England
• Understand and apply the knowledge of the legal, social, economic, and ecological context of social work practice.
• Understanding of assessment, child protection and children looked after processes
• 2+ years’ experience in a front line social work team

 
Our offer
We offer a supportive environment to grow and develop your career with the opportunity to be creative and focus on innovative and ambitious interventions that leads to sustainable change for families.  We are kind, friendly, collaborative and value driven. 

 

We have high expectations for our children and young people and work in a relational, child-centred manner to achieve the greatest impact in children’s lives.

 

We offer a competitive salary alongside a range of benefits including:
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Incremental holidays starting with 26 days plus public holidays (rising to 33 after 10 years’ service)
• Discounted Child Care (on site nursery)
• Salary Sacrifice Car Lease scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Season ticket loans
• A range of local discounts
• Remote/Agile working

Inclusion and Diversity
We want Brighter Futures for Children to be a great place to work and to ensure that our children, young people and families are represented in leadership roles and positions of power. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our children, young people and families so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

 

Asking for Adjustments
Brighter Futures for Children is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions.

If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please let us know.

Closing date: 6 July 2024
Interview date: To be confirmed

We look forward to hearing from you!