Social Worker - Integrated Adolescent Service

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Job Description

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

Job Description

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

Introduction

We are looking for a Social Work qualified Practitioner to join the innovative Integrated Adolescent Service. They will join the new Contextual Safeguarding & Housing Pathway Team to undertake statutory social work assessments for 16/17year olds who present to the borough due to risk of becoming homeless. In some cases, these will be children who are affected by extra familial harm and the criminal justice system.

What’s the role?

The service is committed to prevent offending, reduce re-offending, and safeguard children from intra and extra familial harm. We have achieved this through innovative practice and delivery of several government funded initiatives such as Turnaround, Engage, Your Choice, the National Referral Mechanism pilot, and an in-service Health & Wellbeing Hub.

Lewisham was chosen to be a DFE Pathfinder authority to test the social care reforms. The Integrated Adolescent Service have led the testing of the Multi-agency Adolescent Protection & Adolescent Family Help Teams to establish improved pathways for children at risk of extra-familial harm or with other vulnerabilities typically experienced by adolescents. The appointed person will work closely with colleagues across the service, in housing and across the partnership.

We are committed to using relational and strength-based approaches as we recognise that this works best for children affected by extra-familial harm, the criminal justice system and on the edge of care. We aim to be Trauma Informed, Anti-Racist and use Restorative, Contextual Safeguarding & Signs of Safety Approaches to deliver interventions to children and their families.

The ideal candidate should have excellent skills in engaging vulnerable adolescents, technical knowledge of children in need of help and protection and children looked after. In addition, they will be well versed in the Southwark Judgment case law, leaving care criteria and legislation relating to housing. They candidate must also have excellent report writing skills and ability to assess risk and develop effective multi agency intervention plans.

What’s in it for you?

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Local Government Pension scheme
• Flexible working and family friendly policies
• Season ticket and bicycle loans
• A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
• Supportive staff networks
  
  

• Families are respected and supported to stay together, whenever there is safety.
• Families will tell us they understand why we are involved.
• Children will tell us their social worker has made a difference to their lives.
• Children who are in our care know we care, and we won’t give up on them.
• Young people who have been in our care feel confident about their future.
  
  

• Staff talk positively about their manageable caseloads, regular supervision, team meetings and access to a range of training, including the social work model of practice.
• Senior leaders demonstrate a clear focus on hearing the voices of children to develop and improve services.
• Leaders know the service well. They have a clear understanding of areas for development that are being appropriately addressed.
  
  

• Relevant social work qualification is needed
• Social Work England registration is required for this job
• Must be 2 years post qualified for this role
• The job is subject to a DBS check (Enhanced)
  
  

Seniority level

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  Entry level

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  Full-time

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