Location
Bromley Civic Centre with flexible working arrangements (3 days in the office)

Hours
Full time - 36 hours per week

Salary
£41,476 to £49,624 per annum plus £1,500 annual retention payment, a £1,000 Golden Hello and lease car

About the Role
Are you looking for your next exciting adventure in social work? Bromley Children’s Social Care has recently been awarded an Ofsted rating of “outstanding”. We are seeking highly talented and ambitious registered Social Workers to join our Referral and Assessment Service and be part of our journey to excellence. Bromley is committed to making children and young people in the Borough its top priority.

This role involves working within one of six teams, each led by a team manager and consisting of five social workers. The teams receive all new referrals from the Bromley MASH and undertake Child and Family assessments to determine how best children’s needs can be met. Social workers go onto duty for one week every six weeks to receive new allocations.

Bromley has invested significantly in staffing to ensure manageable caseloads, with Referral and Assessment Social Workers carrying an average of 8 families. Our social workers are positive, motivated and able to deliver high-quality social work interventions.

As part of the Bromley Promise, you will benefit from a dedicated two-week induction programme and work within small teams supported by accessible senior managers. You will have dedicated time for quality and reflective 1-1 supervision with your manager.

We work within a relationship-based practice framework and seek a social worker passionate about working with children and families, able to build strong relationships with families and professionals to bring about positive change.

Our values and behaviours underpin how we work and engage with partners to deliver excellent services. We are confident that with your passion, dedication and skills, we will continue to provide high quality social care services to children in Bromley as outlined in our improvement and transformation plan.

The Bromley Promise includes manageable caseloads, dedicated reflective supervision, generous annual leave including three additional days, small cluster teams, a protected induction programme, excellent learning and development opportunities, and easy access to leadership.

Experience
Appropriate and relevant post-qualification experience of children and families social work within statutory, voluntary or independent sector organisations is required.

About you
You will be passionate about working with children and families, motivated to deliver positive outcomes, and able to form strong relationships with families and professionals. You should be committed to Bromley’s values and behaviours and able to work effectively within a relationship-based practice framework.

Qualifications
Applicants must hold a Degree or equivalent qualification in Social Care, have an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check, and be registered with Social Work England (or able to obtain registration prior to commencement of employment).