Social Worker - Family Safeguarding

Job Summary:

The Family Safeguarding Service specialises in delivering high-quality Child Protection Services to children and families across Leicestershire. In this role, as an experienced social worker, you will have a focus on overseeing children subject to child protection plans, alongside pre-proceedings and care proceedings, and therefore experience in this area is essential.

About Leicestershire Council:

It’s an exciting time to be a part of Children and Family Services at Leicestershire County Council, the team are at the heart of delivering excellent services to children and families across Leicestershire. Come and join the council and make a difference in the lives of children and families in Leicestershire.

Skills/Experience Required:

• Have a social work degree or equivalent, e.g., CQSW or DipSW (with a specialism in children’s services) with over 2 years’ post qualifying experience. You must also be registered with Social Work England.
• You MUST hold a full, valid, UK driving licence (or be able to convert your current licence) and have access to a vehicle.
• Be confident and experienced in statutory child protection services, including the completion of Care Proceedings, possessing strong assessment skills demonstrating the ability to make sound decisions that offer support and that are impactful. This would need to be demonstrated through clear and evidenced examples.
• Knowledge of UK childcare legislation and Local Safeguarding Children Partnership procedures, particularly in relation to child protection and Care proceedings. Be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the theoretical underpinning of social work practice and models used.
• You will have a thorough understanding of inclusion in practice, to embrace and promote the fundamental rights of all people as set out in the professional standards of Social Work England.
• Be able to evidence your skills and knowledge of creative, innovative, and relationship-based social work, working in collaboration with families and professionals. Ideally, you will already be confident in the application of the Signs of Safety methodology.
• Have excellent prioritisation and time management skills to ensure the successful delivery of competing and changing work demands and be able to demonstrate this via examples.