Senior Social Worker - Placement and Commissioning Team
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Are you a Senior Social Worker who can find creative ways to solve problems? We have a job within our Placement & Commissioning team that might be ideal for you!
The Placement and Commissioning Team is responsible for finding placements for all children ages 0-18 who need care in foster families, residential homes and supported accommodation. As a Senior Social Worker, you will also be responsible for helping the growth of this service.
We are looking for candidates who:
- Enjoy working with crisis, at pace and are able to risk assess and make decisions while under pressure
- Can find needs led, quality and cost-effective placements for children and young people needing care.
- Can lead on matching complex children, package sourcing and reviews.
- Can lead and supervise team members
- Is Social Work England registered
We all know that writing job applications can be challenging and time consuming, so we have streamlined the process as much as possible. The main areas we want you to tell us about are:
- Your work with children and young people
- How you communicate with others
- Your application or research in theory in practice
Ideal applications will be brief and to the point and with some examples.
We will be interviewing face to face within two weeks of the closing of the job advert.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an evolving service in an outstanding placement service. Our unparalleled social work education team are dedicated to supporting our social workers grow and develop within and beyond their roles.
We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page.
If you would like more information about this role, you can contact Stephanie Clements or Scott Lipa for an informal chat
Email: stephanie.clements@eastsussex.gov.uk ; OR scott.lipa@eastsussex.gov.uk
Salary: £50,534 - £53,915 (Grade 13)*
*Please note that these salaries include a market supplement introduced in July 2021 and are subject to a 3 yearly review- you can view the basic salary on our Salaries scales page
For excellent training and development
This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check . Please note that we require evidence of an overseas police check if you have lived or worked abroad.
Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.
Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency's Points-based Immigration System.
- Job Description and Person Specification [docx]
Additional Information
From 6 April 2011 the Home Office has placed a permanent restriction on the number of migrant workers that all Tier 2 (General) Sponsors can recruit. Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.
If you require any reasonable adjustments, due to disability, to enable you to participate fully in the process please contact the hiring manager on the contact details above.
Reasonable adjustments include things like an offline application form. If you would like to discuss your requirements further, please get in touch.
Equal Opportunities
East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit.