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- Location: Harrow, United Kingdom
- Position Type: Permanent
- Full Time
- Hours per week: 36
- Salary: £37,119 - £47,628 plus £1,500 market factor supplement per annum
London Borough of Harrow are currently recruiting for enthusiastic, creative and driven Qualified Social Workers to join our Children's Safeguarding Service where they will be supported to grow as practitioners to achieve professional development and career progression.
The successful candidate will have a low caseload of children who are subjects of a child in need plan, child protection plan and care plans for children who are subjects of court proceedings and those subject to public care proceedings and, where directed by the court, children subject to private law proceedings.
You’ll be part of a high calibre team of social workers and will have the support of an experienced, emotionally intelligent and compassionate, forward thinking management team all looking to achieve the common goal of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children within the Borough.
About YouIf you have a real interest in safeguarding children and are driven and ambitious in progressing your growth and development in this area of social work, then what you seek is seeking you, come and join us. We are seeking applications from committed professional and dynamic practitioners who have experience in the following:
- Have a Social Work Qualification i.e. CQSW, DipSW or equivalent.
- Be registered with Social Work England (SWE).
- Able to pass a clear enhanced DBS check.
- Working knowledge of all statutory duties and responsibilities relating to children and families, including:
- Legislation
- Regulations and Standards
- Government Objectives and Initiatives
- National and Common Assessment Framework
About us
Harrow Council is the 12th largest London borough and one of the most culturally diverse local authorities in the UK, making it a great place to live, work and visit with a range of cultures, religions and opinions that come together to produce high achieving schools and a close and friendly community. Located 10 miles from the city centre and just 13 minutes to Euston from Harrow & Wealdstone station there are great transport links via the Metropolitan Line, Watford DC Line and national rail service. It is easily accessible to the M1, M25 and A406.
