Social Worker

The Children's Disability Team work with disabled children and their families, assessing their need for social care services and supporting Child in Need and Child Protection plans; children subject to Care Proceedings, Children We Care For and Leaving Care adults.

To ensure that services are planned and delivered in a way that maximises participation and reflects children's rights in relation to services being provided; to act on views of children and young people and demonstrate that children's rights are reflected in the work with children and young people.

The post holder is responsible for ensuring that all County Safeguarding and Child Protection policies are adhered to and concerns are raised in accordance with these policies.

About you

• We would like to hear from you if you are:


• Kind and caring, with anunderstanding of and respect for individuals' qualities, abilities, and diverse backgrounds.


• Advocating for equality and integrity in all you do.


• Always learning, with a passion to grow and develop your skills.


• Willing to take responsibility and contribute to the delivery of Oxfordshire County Council's vision.


• Driven to do it differently to embark on a journey of continuous improvement.
  
  Disability Confident

About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

Oxfordshire County Council on an exciting journey towards Delivering the FutureTogether, ourambitious transformation programme which will enable us to be an employer, partner, and place shaper of choice.We're seeking the right people who can help us get there while embracing our value of 'daring to do it differently', as we continue to strive to do better.

In our Children, Education, & Families Directorate, we do our very best to help children, young people, and families to thrive.We know the importance of building relationships, empowering people, and building on strengths and this is reflected in our restorative, relational practice approach.

We've been consistently rated as "good" by Ofsted, but we are not content with that; we areambitious and want to do even better!Oxfordshire County Council is a financially stable local authority which iscommitted to investing in Children, Education, and Families, to ensure that we have the resources we need to make a real difference to the families we work with.


• Competitive salary from £35,745 - £46,464.


• Welcome andLoyalty payment of £3,500.


• Relocation allowance of up to £8,000.


• Annual leave starting at 30 days per year (plus bank holidays).


• A comprehensive Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).


• Flexible working.


• Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeingsupport 24x7.


• Range of family-friendly policies.


• Childcare vouchers, cycle to work scheme, electric car scheme, range of staff discounts including travel, holidays, insurance, food, health & leisure activities.


• Excellent learning and development opportunities.


Ourcommitment to:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce.Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peersupport, education and safe spaces for all.

Ourcommitment to:
Guaranteed Interview Schemes

As a DisabilityConfident employer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships.We are alsocommitted to helping andsupporting those transitioning from HM ArmedForces to civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.

Ourcommitment to:
Safeguarding

Oxfordshire County Council arecommitted to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers toshare thiscommitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.

Ourcommitment to:
Flexible Working

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, jobsharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

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