Job Introduction
Are you passionate about making a real difference in children’s lives?
BCP Council is looking for dedicated and compassionate qualified social workers to join our team. We are proud to have achieved a GOOD rating from Ofsted, recognising our commitment to providing excellent care and support for children and families.
At BCP, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are committed to continuing building a diverse and inclusive workforce. Your unique experiences and perspectives will help us continue delivering outstanding care to children in our community.
About the Role:
As a Level 2 Social Worker, you will provide vital support to children, young people, and families, working closely with Social Workers and other professionals.
Your role will involve:
- Building strong relationships with children and families to support positive outcomes.
- Delivering care plans and interventions.
- Undertaking assessments, home visits, and direct work with children.
- Ensuring the voice of the child is heard and is impactful in all decision making.
What We’re Looking For:
- Experience working with Children, Young People, and Families in statutory setting.
- A recognised Social Work qualification.
- A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
- Strong communication and teamwork skills.
- A passion for making a difference in the lives of children and families.
- Own mode of transport.
- Have completed the ASYE Programme or equivalent successfully.
Why Join Us?
- With our newly announced GOOD Ofsted rating – be part of a service that’s making a real impact!
- A new Practice Framework based on restorative practice and trauma informed approaches.
- Work with an experienced and passionate leadership team.
- A great Academy offer to support with continued professional development and active learning communities.
- Be part of a welcoming, diverse and inclusive team with a positive working culture.
- Competitive salary with local market supplement.
- High employer contribution towards your Local Government Pension Scheme.
- The chance to be part of a service making a real impact in our community.
What We Offer You:
- Full induction.
- Manageable and diverse caseloads.
- Regular guidance and supervision with reflective space.
- 25 days of annual leave (pro rata for those without continuous service), in addition to Bank Holidays.
- Competitive salary with access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
- Flexible working arrangements at our centrally placed Civic Offices and a range of Local Offices conveniently located near your work area.
- Day 1 access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
- Relocation Scheme.
- Staff network groups.
To be considered for this role all applicants must have full Right to Work in the UK without any current or future requirement for sponsorship in the future.
We have vacancies in the following areas: Assessment; Children and Families First and PLO & Court Teams.
For an informal discussion about any of the roles above, please contact:
Shan Searle, Service Manager Assessment at shan.searle@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
Vanessa Johns, Service Manager Children and Families First and PLO&Court at vanessa.johns@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
and check out our academy website for more details BCP Partnership Academy
If interested, please forward your CV to workforus@bcpcouncil.gov.uk
About BCP Council
BCP Council provides services to a diverse community of 400,000 residents and employs more than 5,000 people. Our area includes over 15 miles of beautiful world-renowned coastline. We can offer career defining roles to transform and improve services. By working with us, you can help deliver a vision of a thriving, word-class, prosperous and inclusive place for generations to come.
Our Benefits
We offer an excellent benefits package for further details see here
As a result of the creation of BCP Council in 2019, we are working on simplifying our terms and conditions of service and will be creating a single pay structure which is to be applicable for all employees. It is important to us that we offer benefits that our colleagues value as part of their total employment package and we are reviewing these to make sure we have it right. We have been in a process of collective bargaining since 2019 and have positively worked forward to reach an agreed position with the unions for the new contractual offer. This has taken longer than we hoped and therefore we are having to consider all alternative avenues available to enable us to remove inequality in the organisation as a result of bringing together 3 councils.
We are in the process of establishing a timescale for implementation, and all colleagues joining us will be included in these changes. We want to reassure everyone that whichever route is taken to reach the new terms and conditions, we can honour continuous service and there will not be any job reduction as a result of the implementation of Pay and Reward. If you have any questions at all about this process, please feel free to raise this with the hiring manager.
DBS
BCP Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the community and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Applicants to this post will be required to complete the appropriate level of Disclosure & Barring Service Check. Please refer to the Job Description or Role Profile for more details.
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