Care Planning - Advanced Social Workers

The London Borough of Croydon is a thriving cultural hub. It’s a truly unique place to practice social work – Croydon is one of the fastest growing populations in the UK and is home to 94,000 children.

It’s an exciting time to be joining us. To meet the changing needs of our children and families we are investing more than £10 million in adapting our delivery model to support the highest quality service.

We are looking for confident social workers that are working in a statutory environment:

which are HCPC registered and have completed their ASYE
experienced in making assessments, implementing plans and delivering interventions
skilled in managing complex cases and
competent in presenting cases in court with demonstrable professionalism and empathy.

Your experience of working in a statutory setting will allow you to operate with confidence and emotional intelligence – making effective assessments, implementing plans, delivering interventions and undertaking court work.

This is an extremely exciting time to join Croydon Council, we are looking for people who can drive our service forward.

For you, this investment means you will have the opportunity to grow your skills and develop your career as well as make your mark by helping to shape the way we support children and families.
 
Our offer to you;

Grade 14 (£43,590 - £45,585)*

* In addition to the annual salary there will be a welcome payment of £5,000 (paid at 6 months with a 24 month tie in) and a further £3,000 retention package (£1,500 to be paid at 12 months and £1,500 to be paid at 20 months service)

Plus………

31 days’ annual leave

Development opportunities
Support practitioners in undertaking Practice Educator training
Laptop/Phone with agile work practice
A pension scheme with an average employer contribution of 20%
A core skills training & Learning Development programme
Most of all what makes Croydon special is our people – both within the council and throughout the borough. Our diverse population has made Croydon a thriving cultural hub, it also makes it a truly unique environment in which to work and practice social work.

To apply for this role, please email your CV and supporting statement, quoting the job title to socialworkjobs@croydon.gov.uk

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Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

The Successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.