Family Court Adviser (Social Worker)

Family Court Adviser (Social Worker)
Birmingham and Black Country
Salary :£36,845 - £41,085

Do you want to change lives and join a journey towards outstanding with an award-winning Social Work Employer? If so, read on.

Our client enable their staff to work truly flexibly. So they can focus on delivering outstanding outcomes for children, while maintaining their own work life balance. They provide laptops and smartphones so you can work in the offices, at court, at home and, of course, with children and families. The systems in addition to regular supervision from experienced managers ensures you can deliver your best and develop professionally.

As a Family Court Adviser – which is what they call their Social Workers - you will work directly with vulnerable children and families to advise the Family Courts on the best course of action for the child or young person. You will achieve this by providing case analysis and recommendations to the court. You’ll also attend court and be an advocate for the best interests of the child, ensuring their voice is heard.

In this role you will be part of the team working across as part of the team based in our office but as we've explained, the equipment we provide and the trust we place in you as a professional means you will be able to work in the office, at court, from home, and, of course, with children and families.

As you can imagine the work is demanding. So to be considered for such a privileged, responsible role there are a few things they are looking for from you:

Qualified Social Worker with 3+ years experience,
Registered with the HCPC as a Social Worker in England,
Experienced at working with highly vulnerable children and families, and
An expert in safeguarding, child engagement, inter-agency working, case analysis, planning and recording.

They also think for you to succeed and truly make a difference you should be someone who;

Is resilient and organised,
Can work proportionately,
Has strong, intuitive IT skills, and
Is an effective verbal and written communicator.

Now they’ve told you about this role working in they hope you're ready to complete the short application process, including providing them with your current CV. Before you do, let us outline some of the benefits you'll be eligible for should you join them;

Competitive salary
Generous holiday entitlement
Membership of a Local Government Pension Scheme
Potential to bring your continuous service with you providing enhanced benefits
Health & Wellbeing support including Healthcare Scheme Membership
Payment of HCPC fees
Childcare Vouchers
Cycle to Work Scheme

We hope you’ve decided this role is one you would like to be considered for, if so please complete our short application process to let us know of your interest in this role. We’d also like to let you know of the timescales we aiming to work to for this recruitment campaign. This will also help you know when you can expect to hear from us by.

Last date for applications:
8th October
Telephone interviews:
10th to 20th October
Final interview / assessment:
(w/c) 30/10/17 and/or 6/11/17

These dates are potentially subject to change but rest assured we will be in touch as quickly as we can.

Our client is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.They are also a Disability Confident Employer which further underlines their commitment to employ, train, retain and develop the careers of colleagues with disabilities.
 
Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-employment checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).