About this job

We have an exciting opportunity for enthusiastic and committed Newly Qualified Social Workers to join our Children’s Care & Support services. These positions will be in the Adolescent Service, part of our Adolescent and Youth Justice Service. We will provide you with support in your first year of employment to improve your confidence and capability as social workers and support your own continuing professional development.

There will be a range of social work duties and responsibilities that NQSWs will carry out, depending on the service area you are appointed to. You will be expected to underpin all of your work with a commitment to relationship-based practice and ensuring that the voice of the child is evident throughout.

This is a really exciting time to come and join the Adolescent team, our multidisciplinary response to the range of exploitative situations faced by some of the most vulnerable children in our borough. The team includes social workers, a CAMHS practitioner, missing children coordinators, young women and girls worker and an NRM coordinator and is supported by colleagues from our Youth at Risk Matrix.

This team sits alongside the Youth Justice Service to create a joined up targeted response which supports us in having a holistic focus on the young person within a contextual safeguarding environment.

This is subject to you successfully passing your Degree in Social Work. As an NQSW you will be required to follow the 12 Months ASYE Programme for your first year. The programme also assesses whether you have attained the right skills and ability to progress as a Social worker. It therefore also acts as your probation period.

About you

We want to create a workforce that we can be proud of, so to make this happen, we are looking for passionate and committed individuals’ who can inspire and deliver change all around them. To be successful in this role, you will require a social work qualification (CQSW; Dips SW; CSS, BA, MA, Post Graduate in Social Work) or due to complete a social work degree with a work commitment to continuously developing your social work practice, a demonstrable communication skills as well as the ability to plan and prioritise your workload effectively.

About us

This is an exciting time to join the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham. We have been on a journey over the last few years, that has seen us transform the council and the way we deliver our services. At the heart of this transformation is our community. We need committed individuals to support us in the delivery of these aims and to become part of our team to make a difference to our children and families. In return we offer a competitive pay package which includes a generous pension, annual leave up to 30 days, investment in your learning and development as well as a commitment to your wellbeing.

About ASYE

The ASYE is a 12 months programme designed to help you to develop your skills and strengthen your professional confidence. Over the year it is expected that you will consolidate your learning from the degree and develop knowledge and experience in your employment setting. It will provide you with access to regular and focused support and development and set out what is expected of you by the end of your first year in employment.

Although you will be placed in a specific team, as part of your ASYE year we aim to provide you with experiences of shadowing and observing within other teams, so that you gain a wide understanding of the journey of a child through social care systems.

If you successfully complete your ASYE programme you will be awarded a certificate, showing you have achieved the skills required to be a Social Worker. You will therefore have the opportunity to progress your career within Barking and Dagenham council by applying for any Social Work posts that may be available.

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for and you would be interested in a confidential discussion about the post, then please send your questions to socialcarerecruitment@lbbd.gov.uk and we will get back to you within 48 hours.

London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

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