Social Worker - Protection and Court Team

Reference: 2824984

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Southampton

Salary: £29000-£38000

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Social Worker, Court and Protection team, Permanent / temporary to permanent. Competitive Salaries

 
Your new company
A forward thinking local authority, Southampton City Council, are looking to expand during an exciting transformation project with the addition of exciting Social work opportunities. Growth in high quality social workers is required to even further excel in the quality of service, ultimately creating manageable case-loads for each individual social worker. 
 
Your new role
An extremely in depth knowledge of children's social work is required with the successful candidate's having an understanding of the teams way of working. Court experience is essential and experience giving evidence in court would be desirable. You must also have recent experience within a front line social work role and have relevant child protection experience.
 
What you'll need to succeed
You will require a Social Work qualification (BA/BSc/MA/MSc Social Work, CQSW, DipSW, CSS or CCETSW approved equivalent). It is also essential that you be registered with the HCPC. Experience must have been gained post qualifying (ASYE) which is sufficient in order to settle quickly into this position and add value to the local authority.
 
What you'll get in return
In this Permanent / Temporary to permanent contract you will earn a competitive rate of pay and be presented with an exciting new opportunity to work within an extremely experienced team of social workers committed to providing an excellent service. Further benefits offered by the local authority include; structured support/supervision/training, career development pathway, parking local to office and ongoing support/recognition/value.
 
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. We regularly offer FREE CPD training and offer vouchers worth £250 if you refer other successful Qualified Social Workers.