Ealing Council

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Job Details

Job Title

Social Worker – Leaving Care Team

Job reference

#EJR012839

Date posted

07/10/2024

Application Closing date

24/10/2024

Job type

Full Time

Salary package

£41,808 to £51,093 pa (inclusive of London weighting)

Job description

We are pleased to announce that following our ILACS visit in 2024, Ealing was rated as Good by Ofsted.  Ofsted – read the full report here

We are currently looking for new social workers to join the Leaving Care Team.  This is a great time to join us and help us continue to improve our standards.

The Leaving Care Team is our team who work with care leavers from the ages of 16 to 25. The team is a mixture of Social Workers and Leaving Care Workers.

You will need to be a team player – working with colleagues in a range of disciplines, sharing knowledge, and providing support and advice to deliver the best possible outcomes for local children and their families.

You will work with the managers, in ensuring the provision of a high quality, cost effective and efficient social work service to children and their families and will also ensure the delivery of the service is within agreed strategic, operational and financial priorities and that it is in accordance with statutory responsibilities, policies and procedures.

You will need to be an experienced social worker with a Social Work England registration.

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others, we would love to hear from you!

In return, Ealing will give you the time and support you need to make a difference with regular supervision being a key priority. We believe that our training, development and support are of a high standard and regularly commended by staff in Ealing.

Ealing Council is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Ealing Council follows safer recruitment practices to protect children and vulnerable adults.  The post holder will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

This post is subject to Ealing Council’s enhanced vetting process.

This role is deemed customer facing and as such you must have a command of spoken English which is sufficient to enable you to effectively perform the role.  This requirement relates to Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016.

Ealing Council is committed to creating good jobs and delivering on its connected communities agenda.  We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive.

We therefore welcome applications from all residents of the borough, we particularly welcome applications from candidates who are entering the employment market in the early stages of their career and mid-career professionals, who are currently underrepresented in Ealing’s workforce.

Please note all applications will be determined on merit.

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