Experienced Social Workers - Children & Families

Summary

You will provide a quality social work service to children, young people and their families/carers to ensure an environment which safeguards and promotes their welfare, and enables children wherever possible to remain within their family and community. You will be expected to practice effectively, exercising higher quality judgements, in situations of increasing complexity, risk, uncertainty and challenge.

Salary

£40,833 - £61,617 plus £3,000 R&R bonus

Posted

31 Dec 2022

Closing date

31 Dec 2024

Hours

Full Time

Part Time

Contract

Permanent

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About us

Recently rated as outstanding by OFSTED and nominated for a prestigious Local Government Chronical Award recognising the best children’s services in the country. We offer a family approach to the care of children in Redbridge across a range of teams including CPAT (Referral and Assessment), Community Social Work, Looked after Children, Adoption and Fostering, Children with Disabilities and family intervention teams. If you have experience in these areas we would love to hear from you.

We can provide such strong services because of our highly qualified and motivated staff who put children and young people at the heart of everything we do. We offer a range of roles at all levels, supported by experienced managers and a variety of learning and development opportunities. 

Our roles

(£40,833- £46,041) Social Worker (plus £5000 bonus after 12 months)

(£46,041- £52,116) Senior Social Worker/Senior Practitioner (plus £3000 bonus after 12 months)

(£52,116- £58,248) Practice Manager (plus £3000 bonus after 12 months)

(£55,155- £61,617) Team Manager (plus £3000 bonus after 12 months) 

About you

We have developed a clear and transparent pay structure, linked to career pathways and supported by continuous professional development. Whether you join us as a newly qualified social worker or an experienced senior social worker you will have the opportunity to progress your career in a supportive and friendly environment.

We fully support flexible working so if you are looking for part time or a job share then London Borough of Redbridge could be for you!

If you are interested in any of the roles above, we would love to hear from you. 

Please submit your CV and a covering note explaining what role you are applying for and you wont have to wait for the closing date - we will get in touch with you straight away.

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