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Company : Halton Borough Council Location : Cheshire England
Do you have a passion to make a difference to the lives of children? Are you looking for somewhere where you can make as much of a difference to the life chances of children and young people as possible? A place where you are always looking forward? Where there’s a big focus on continuous learning and career progression? Whether you are a student socialworker, newly qualified, or an experienced socialworker looking to make your next move, we would love to hear from you.
We have a strong vision for social work practice in Halton and we are currently embedding a relationship based practice model that has systemic practice at its core.
We’re on a journey for excellence and we’ve made it our mission to ensure that children and young people get the best service from us, so they are able to thrive and achieve We are committed to supporting our SocialWorkers to achieve their aspirations too.
Working with us, you will have real opportunities to progress your career through training and development as an advanced practitioner, or future leader.
For those just starting out in their career, we offer a nurturing ASYE programme for newly qualified workers which includes a protected caseload, dedicated time for study and additional reflective supervisions.
Our Practice Manager for Social Work Professional Development will support you throughout the ASYE programme and beyond.
For experienced workers we offer the opportunity for progression and continued professional development including a Practice Educator pathway and an aspirant manager programme.
We have strong links to our local Universities and we offer specialist training and membership of Research in Practice.
We are a good employer, offering an extensive benefits package.
As well as an attractive financial package, we offer a range of other benefits, including a generous leave allowance (up to 33 days), a flexible working week, free parking, car allowance, car lease scheme, health and wellbeing initiatives and discount scheme. We are within easy commutable distance of Greater Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside regions.
To apply for this post you must be a qualified socialworker, (or are on course to qualify in the next 3 months), ideally with direct experience of working within a statutory children’s social care setting, This post is subject to Enhanced DBS Disclosure and Social Work England Registration.
We are actively reviewing applications and keen to invite shortlisted candidates for interview prior to the advert closing, therefore please do not hesitate to submit your application.
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Susanne Leece (Divisional Manager) on 0151 511 7269 or 07557602295 HaltonBoroughCouncil CheshireEngland
