Consultant Social Worker - Children With Disabilities Team

We are seeking a part time (18.5hrs) Consultant Social Worker/Lead Practitioner to support our 0-18 Children With Disabilities service, although our service is county wide the post will be primarily East based (covering Rugby and vicinity, core office base Oakfield Park- min 1 day a week office based working encouraged (2 FTE).

• Social Work Qualification and SWE registered (essential)
• Approved Enhanced DBS Children and Adults Workforce (essential)
• Management and/or supervisory experience (preferable)
• Experience of supporting disabled children and their families (preferable)
  
  Warwickshire places children's needs at the heart of all it does and works hard to ensure their voices are heard.
Join us on our journey to make Warwickshire Child Friendly. We work with our children and their families using restorative practice based tools. If you're someone who is prepared to get stuck in, who, like us, wants to do the best job possible, who approaches everything with passion and purpose, then join us here in Warwickshire Work with us in Children & Families Now is an exciting time to be a part of our team as Warwickshire has been chosen as one of the seven areas to deliver the Families First for Children Pathfinder Programme. Join us to help shape and influence the future of children's social care together. Find out why we are good Ofsted., Working for Warwickshire - This is the difference you make: Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them! At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire's economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best., Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.


• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee.
• A Volunteering & Wellbeing Day in addition to generous annual leave and an additional day at Christmas
• We also offer a Refer a Friend package if you're talking about a return to us with an ex colleague/friend.
• Excellent opportunities for personal development and career progression.
• Supportive managers who provide recognition and a robust supervision policy focussed on wellbeing and workload.
• A clear and transparent pay structure linked to career progression and professional development.
• Access to a credit union, pension scheme and relocation packages. Full reimbursement of Social Work England annual fee.
• Agile & hybrid working opportunities, Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage - Warwickshire Pension Fund.
The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.