Social Worker

Job OverviewWe are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Social Workers to join Milton Keynes Children in Care Team.

The Children in care team is a rewarding team to be in, we act as corporate parents to the children and young people in our care. We are ambitious for our children and deliver a high standard of service to ensure our children and young people achieve good outcomes.

We work closely with IRO’s, Looked after children’s nurses and Virtual school to ensure care planning is SMART and children’s voices are central to all decision making.

Responsibilities

• Chairing multi-disciplinary meetings and working closely with other agencies/professionals to complete assessments and formulate child centred care plans.
• Completing annual Children and Family Assessments on each case to ensure that the care plan for the child/young person is reviewed.
• Ensuring that children have all of their day-to-day care needs met and fully understand their care story. This will be through the provision of direct work/life story work and multi-agency working with other professionals.
• Managing a caseload of up to 20 children with children subject to Care Orders, Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children, Placed with Parents and children subject to Placement Orders.
• Working as part of a team to share knowledge, develop team skills and contribute to the overall development of the team.

Skills

• A qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Committed to supporting children, young people and their families and has the resilience to go that extra mile to ensure they achieve their potential.
• Someone who thinks outside the box, is able to challenge and make evidenced based decisions.
• Someone who has a UK driving license, business insurance and can travel in and outside of Milton Keynes which may sometimes include working outside of office hours.
• Someone who is willing to work collaboratively as part of a team in sharing knowledge and supporting team development.

Benefits

• £4,000 Retention Payment
• Great holiday benefits - most roles include 28 days annual leave every year on top of public (bank) holidays, increasing to 32 days after five years. In addition, there is a holiday purchase scheme allowing staff to purchase up to 5 additional days of leave each year.
• Excellent pension - everyone who works for us can join the national Local Government Pension Scheme, widely regarded as one of the best available.
• A full range of family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity support and a childcare subsidy.
• Access to an award-winning employee benefits programme that includes a health cash plan, a low-cost bike purchase scheme as well as high street discounts and money off entertainment and travel.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme - low-cost leasing of electric and low emission vehicles.
• Blue Light Card - employees working within social care can qualify for an additional range of discounts from national retailers and local businesses.

If you are passionate about making a difference in people's lives and possess the required skills, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding opportunity as a Social Worker.