Brighton (On-Site)
Contract, Part time
£38,626 - £41,511 pro rata plus a 12.5% market supplement
22.5 hrs
Job introduction
Are you are registered social worker who believes in putting relationship-based practice at the heart of all you do?
We have an exciting opportunity for a social worker to join the Kinship Team. The vacancy is for a secondment, working 22.5 hours per week. The team undertake assessments of kinship carers for court and fostering panels and provide comprehensive support. We also undertake supervision of Kinship foster carers. You will be joining a warm, welcoming and experienced team where you will be fully supported and have great training opportunities.
The Kinship Care Team is part of the Fostering, Placements and Permanence Service.
Interview date - 24th and 25th June
For an informal discussion, please contact:
Katrina Cullen, Kinship Care Pod Manager - katrina.cullen@brighton-hove.gov.uk
or Zoe Rosenfield, Kinship Care Pod Manager - Zoe.Rosenfield@brighton-hove.gov.uk
About the role
About us
The recent Ofsted report (May 2024) rated our services as outstanding and recognised the difference that the model of practice has made for children and young people in terms of greater continuity of social work relationships, improved outcomes and reduced risks.
The report also highlights that senior leaders have worked purposefully to build a skilled and stable workforce with manageable caseloads.
We recognise that professional social workers are our greatest asset and our ethos at Brighton & Hove is to invest in them by giving them the time and active support they need so that they can make a real difference to children’s lives and realise our vision for social work.
Our pod model is based on providing emotional containment for social workers and, as well as not using agency social workers, we have developed a supervision model which includes weekly group supervision, 1:1 supervision, and Reflective Practice Groups for practitioners and managers at every level.
There are also opportunities to be involved in groupwork and Service development i.e. Brighton and Hove will be implementing the Mockingbird Model of support over the next 12 months.
Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.
As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and provide answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
Additional information
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)
Company information
Encouraging a diverse workforce
Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.
Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).
Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.