CHILDREN FIRST AND AT THE HEART OF ALL WE DO
DUDLEY CHILDREN'S SOCIAL CARE
The roles
SOCIAL WORKER
As one of Dudley's social workers you will:
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Be part of a value driven restorative organisational culture and practice framework that focuses on relational ways of working WITH people on a high challenge, high support basis to achieve positive outcomes for children.
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Join a team of Social Workers, managed by an experienced Team Manager, and supported by a team of Business Support Officers to deal with routine administrative tasks, enabling Social Workers to concentrate on working directly with families.
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Be supported by a team of Advanced Social Work Practitioners from Dudley's Centre for Professional Practice to support your practice skills development and meet your learning needs.
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Be responsible for the children you are allocated to, working in partnership with families, colleagues and partners to achieve the best possible outcomes for them.
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Carry out high quality assessments, using child-centred, community-focused, and multi-agency interventions to bring about positive change, using motivational interviewing and restorative approaches to develop effective relationships and secure the best outcomes for children and young people.
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Ensure children and young people are adequately protected in line with Dudley's Safeguarding People Partnership, directorate policy and procedures, and relevant legislation.
ASSESSED AND SUPPORTED YEAR OF EMPLOYMENT (ASYE) PROGRAMME
As a newly qualified social worker you will:
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Be supported to develop your professional capability and confidence through your first year of employment, in line with the Social Work Post Qualifying Standards and Professional Capabilities Framework (ASYE Level). Dudley offers a robust ASYE Programme, updated in line with the refreshed ASYE Framework. There is a focus upon quality, not quantity. Your voice as a newly qualified Social Worker is central to the programme, with a range of opportunities for you to share your thoughts and provide feedback about your experiences. There are also clearly defined standards in relation to workload allocation, supervision, protected development time, and support within the organisation.
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As a newly qualified Social Worker, you will receive focussed support from your allocated ASYE Assessor at the Centre for Professional Practice. Your ASYE Assessor will support you to develop your Professional Development Plan, and review progress with you at planned points through the year.
The programme includes:-
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A robust Induction with shadowing experiences, delivery of an ASYE Masterclass Programme, and clear guidance relating to health, wellbeing, and inclusion.
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Planned review points through the year at three, six, nine, and twelve months.
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A comprehensive learning and development programme, aligned with the Social Work Post Qualifying Standards.
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Clear arrangements in relation to supervision, workload allocation, and protected development time.
Upon successful completion of the programme, you will automatically progress to the next Grade, and within 24 months post qualification, be eligible for progression to a Senior Social Worker role.
ADVANCED SOCIAL WORKER PRACTITIONER
Consistent with the Munro principles, the purpose of this role is to ensure high quality and effective social work practice across Dudley borough:
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Through the use of a restorative high challenge, high support mindset you will model, support and develop professional practice.
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An exemplary practitioner, you will provide constructive challenges to enhance social work practice, procedures, policies and standards; promote innovation and new ways of working; and support the team manager on day to day issues.
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Your role will improve the quality of work done by social workers including effective case management, purposeful evidence based interventions, analytical assessments and high quality written work.
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You will have, or be willing to develop, specialist knowledge of an area of child care practice, which can be used across the service.
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You will also represent the service in developing key service provision/local strategic initiatives.
TEAM MANAGER
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You will responsible for a leading and managing a team of staff including student social workers, newly qualified social workers undertaking their ASYEs, social workers, senior social workers and support staff. You will be responsible for modelling and developing a restorative team culture, empowering others to deliver a high standard of practice working with families to achieve the best possible outcomes for children.
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You will provide operational leadership, vision, motivation and direction by delivering service improvements within children’s social work.
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You will actively promote and contribute to the strategic developments for children and their families across Dudley borough.
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You will responsible for a team of staff from trainee social workers, ASYEs, social workers, senior social workers and support staff and accountable for ensuring the team achieves its operational plan: by promoting an appropriate culture: empowering others and setting and maintaining high and measurable standards of practice
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You will provide constructive and reflective supervision to a small team of social workers and will drive effective care planning which delivers measurable outcomes for our children and families