Social Worker Children Disability Service
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Job Location:
Eastbourne - UK
Yearly Salary:
£ 44119 - 50435
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Are you a Social Worker looking for a new challenge Social workers love working in East Sussex because they feel valued and supported. - Ofsted Report 2024
We are looking for a Social Worker to join our dynamic Childrens Disability Service. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your assessment planning and intervention skills in working with disabled children and their families.
The vacancy is within our Family Support Team you will be able to play a key role in working closely with families to empower them to develop bespoke care plans. We are a very friendly supportive and stable team with longstanding members who are very experienced in their roles. This could be the perfect opportunity to develop your own experience of different types of work such as; working alongside continuing care working to create truly integrated education health and care plans undertaking mental capacity assessments and understanding more about the court of protection deprivation of liberties processes or working with children and their families after diagnoses and supporting them to come to terms with change and loss of their childs health or behavioural needs. You will learn about how we assess need in a fair and transparent way.
You will be working with families who want to work closely with you and alongside experienced networks who want to affect positive change for disabled children and their families. Your role will include assessment planning and interventions with children in need children we care for and children in need of protection as well as looking ahead to preparation for adulthood and ensuring the childs voice in this. An increasing area of our work is in meeting children with needs across neuro-diversity & special educational needs and CDS offers these further opportunities whilst also retaining a real focus on safeguarding.
We have high aspirations for children in our care and we want to deliver an ambitious and creative service which meets the complex needs of our children. In this role we provideregular individual and group supervision; access to excellent learning and development provisions including specifically related training courses such as keeping safe positive behaviour support and Makaton.
Were looking for somebody who is passionate about making a difference and able to use creative and personalised strengths-based approaches to achieve positive outcomes for disabled children and their families. You will be able to work in partnership with disabled children and their families as well as colleagues in Childrens and Adults Services Education Health and the Voluntary & Community sector.
We are looking for candidates who:
- have a recognised Social Work qualification.
- are Social Work England registered
- have experience of completing assessments from which effective plans are based.
- can engage children using creativity compassion and authority to build relationships and overcome resistance.
At Interview the main areas wed like you to tell us about include:
- Your work with children and young people
- How you communicate with others
- Your application of research or theory in practice
- Your strong social work leadership skills
To apply for this role please follow the Apply Now button above to upload your CV and Supporting Statement. When writing your Supporting Statement please be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification drawing on any relevant work/life experience education or personal interests.
Please download the Job Description & Person Specificationfor more information.
For guidance on how to write an application see ourhow to apply page.
Interviews will take place face to face at St Marys House on 3rd or 4th February 2026.
Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See ourpriority status pagefor details
Our unparalleled social work education team are dedicated to supporting our social workers grow and develop within and beyond their roles.
Salary: Social Worker 44119 - 50435 per annum(Grade SS11-12)*
*Please note that these salaries include amarket supplement which has been agreed to the end of June 2026 - you can view the basic salary on ourSalaries scales page
We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on ourbenefits page.
For an informal discussion about recruitment or if youd like a chat with a particular service practice manager please contact Claire Collerson
Key Skills
- Motivational Interviewing
- Acute Care
- Crisis Intervention
- Behavioral Health
- Intake Experience
- Hospice Care
- Case Management
- Home Care
- Child Welfare
- Experience with Children
- Social Work
- Addiction Counseling
About Company
Additional Information Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only. If you require sponsorship to work in the UK please let the hiring manager know this in your application so we can check eligibility for sponsorship for the role. For fur ... View more
