"It is a really exciting time to join us, we are building something special and we have now got really solid foundations to build a new family safeguarding approach"

Catherine Driscoll, Director of Children's Service

Role:Temp
Location:Dudley
Hours: 37 hours per week - full time and part time posts available

Salary: Grade 8 to Grade 10

£31,099 to £41,496 plus £7,000 per annum Market Forces Supplement (subject to experience)

Child Friendly Dudley holds the highest ambitions for our children, young people and families and works to a restorative practice model.

We have implemented Family Safeguarding Practice across children's services. It is a strengths-based, whole-family approach to child protection, bringing together individual multi-disciplinary teams comprising of professionals from children's and adult services to work intensively with families to reduce the number of children entering into care or becoming subject to child protection planning.

It is an exciting time to join Dudley Children's Services as we embed the Family Safeguarding Model. We have an extensive training offer through our Centre for Professional Practice with great career progression opportunities. We are looking for dynamic and driven Social Workers to join us on our journey to achieve excellence.

The Family Safeguarding Service comprises of 6 teams and supports families with children under the age of 12. The Adolescent Safeguarding Service works with children and Young People from the age of 12 upwards and comprises of 6 teams and 1 Contextual Safeguarding team. Preferences can be given following a successful interview.

Security and support at work

We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that staff are paid fairly for the work they undertake and have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance. We offer:

A competitive salary package, including a career progression scheme
A range of flexible working options, including flexitime and home-working, dependent on service requirements
A generous holiday allowance and special leave provisions
The Local Government Pension Scheme
A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme - we are committed to supporting you
Bullying and Harassment and Dignity at Work policies to protect your everyday working life
Your professional future

We invest in our staff, to enable them to develop personal and professional skills and progress in their Social Work Career.

All new employees receive a comprehensive induction, training and development programme, with regular opportunities to update their skills and achieve their full potential. We welcome fresh thinking, recognise real talent and encourage innovation and ingenuity.

We train staff at all levels. We have a huge range of training opportunities, through the Centre for Professional Practice Service. We encourage and support Continual Professional Development, with opportunities to attend external training, secondment opportunities, and earn extra qualifications through the Apprenticeship Levy.

We are recruiting Qualified Social Workers with a minimum of 12 Months post-qualifying experience.

Connect2Dudley is a trading style of Dudley & Kent Commercial Services LTD - A joint venture between Dudley Metropolitan Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Dudley is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

For more information call Brodie Stackhouse on: 07514 723157