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Barnet is a borough with much to be proud of. Our excellent schools vibrant town centers vast green spaces and diverse communities all help make it a great place to live and work. As a council we want to build on these strengths as we move into the future. We are growing and developing as an organisation to meet the challenges facing our borough and we are committed to working with partner organisations and residents to make Barnet even better. As an organisation our staff are committed to Our Values: Learning to Improve Caring Inclusive Collaborative which drive everything we do.
About the role
We have a fixed term 9 month vacancy for a Social Worker within the 0-19 Early Help South HUB Team.This post requires a Social Work qualificationand relevant experience at a senior practitioner level.
Barnets 0-19 Early Help Hubs bring together what were our former Childrens Centres family support team youth service parenting support and former CAF team into one integrated service. Offering interventions across the continuum of need- including parenting programmes and youth activities through to leading on more complex cases such as those stepping down from Social Care or joint work on statutory cases.
The post-holder will act as a conduit between social work teams and other practitioners across the local childrens workforce in relation to the 0-19 Service and the Early Help Assessment process. This is to ensure a seamless transition between cases moving up down and across the thresholds of need between Social Care and the Early Help arena. Facilitating best practice and safe working across a range of teams and agencies.
The post will also be part of a supporting the management team in responding to referrals requiring an early help addition for this role you will need to demonstrate that you have supervisory experience and are able to manage staff that work directly with families across the 0-19 age range.
In addition to a comprehensive suite of employee benefits this salary includes a Recruitment and Retention supplement of 15%.
About you
You will need to have a solid understanding of safeguarding issues and in applying thresholds of need in relation to Childrens Services. You will also need to have a clear understanding the early intervention and prevention agenda. The role will also involve you initially holding more complex cases prior to allocation to a 0-19 Practitioner.
The successful candidate will also have some responsibility for supporting the Early Help Assessment process. Working in the 0-19 EH Hub team and where appropriate provide the Lead Professional role for those requiring complex Early Help Assessments. Building positive relationships with partners from a variety of backgrounds helping them to build on existing skills and experience and gain confidence in this area. Part of the role will be to promote the use of the Early Help Assessment process and multi-agency working across the local childrens workforce as the means of offering children coordinated support in a timely way to prevent their needs from increasing. Supporting in the gathering analysing and understanding data around integrated working to inform service planning development and commissioning . To provide a quality assurance role in relation to the Early Help Assessment process
What we offer
How to apply
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Barnet Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Barnet operates stringent safer recruitment procedures this may include AI Detection Screening Biometric ID/Right to Work Checks Qualification and Registration Checks Up to 6 years of Employment Data and Insights to Accelerate Screening (Konfir) Up to 5 years of Employment History References DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Checks Credit Checks and Social Media Sanctions and Occupational Health Screening.
To deliver Barnet Councils commitment to equality of opportunity in the provision of services all staff are expected to promote equality in the workplace and in the services the Council delivers. As such we value diversity and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
Barnet Council embraces all forms of flexible working (including part-time compressed hours and hybrid working) and is committed to offering employees a healthy work-life balance. Candidates are encouraged to talk about relevant requirements and preferences at interview. We cant promise to give you exactly what you want but we do promise not to judge you for asking.
Barnet Council is a Disability Confident Committed Employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme further details are available at posts with the council are subject to a probationary period of six months during which time you will be required to demonstrate to the council satisfaction your suitability for the position in which you will be employed.
Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close vacancies before the stated closing date if sufficient number of applications are received. Therefore please apply as soon as possible.
Please ensure you regularly check the email account (including JUNK MAIL folders) that you use to submit your application as any further communication regarding your application will be sent electronically. Should you not hear from us within four working weeks of the closing date for this post then regretfully in this instance you have not been shortlisted.