SOMERSET COUNCILS' VACANCY BULLETIN ISSUE NO: 25 22 June 2018
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SOMERSET COUNCILS’ VACANCY BULLETIN ISSUE NO: 25 22 June 2018 Applications are invited from employees of the following Councils: - Somerset County Council Mendip District Council Sedgemoor District Council South Somerset District Council Taunton Deane Borough Council West Somerset Council South West Councils Latest time for acceptance of advertisements is 12 noon Monday Published by Dillington Advertising Services, C2 County Hall, Taunton TA1 4DY Tel: 01823 357739, email: [email protected] YOU CAN VIEW THESE VACANCIES, AND MORE, ONLINE AT: dasjobs.co.uk Only SCC employees may apply for posts marked INTERNAL in the first instance. Internally advertised vacancies can be viewed on the SCC intranet: dasjobs.co.uk/internal ALL POSTS MARKED WITH * REQUIRE A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK VIA THE DISCLOSURE PROCEDURE "Somerset County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people" All applicants, including current employees, should complete and return the Recruitment Monitoring Form, which is attached to the Application Form. Thank you for your cooperation ****************************************************************************************************************** AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER Applications for all vacancies are particularly welcome from people with disabilities. Further details and application forms are also available on request in braille, large print, tape and disc. JOB SHARING Somerset County Council, as an equal opportunities employer, wishes to promote job-sharing arrangements in any full-time post where the Manager and Chief Officer consider that such an arrangement would be a viable proposition. If you are interested in making an application on a job-sharing basis for any full-time post advertised in this bulletin, you should contact the appropriate Manager in the first instance to see whether such an application would be accepted. ******************************************************************************************************************** UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED, details and application forms FOR ALL POSTS, excluding those marked INTERNAL can be found on dasjobs.co.uk Published By: Dillington Adverting Services C2 County Hall, Taunton TA1 4DY 01823 357739 [email protected] dasjobs.co.uk To receive an automatic update of the week’s latest jobs simply click on email alerts and fill in the subscription form. You can cancel the email alerts anytime you like. 2 Somerset County Council is proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do. We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. We offer an excellent benefits package to all of our employees including: • A Local Government Pension Scheme. • Discounted lease car via salary sacrifice scheme and options for discounts on petrol or diesel. • My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and so forth. • A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work, childcare vouchers, additional annual leave, computers, mobile phones and health screening. • Generous annual leave and flexible working arrangements. • Staff discounts in gyms. • Employee Assistance and support offering a variety of employee wellbeing services to support a healthy work/life balance and lifestyle. • Optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme. Somerset County Council is subject to Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English will be an essential requirement for customer-facing roles. Children’s Social Care Taunton, Countywide travel required *SENIOR ASSESSING SOCIAL WORKER - FAMILY ASSESSMENT & SUPPORT TEAM 37 hours per week Salary: £33,136 - £37,107 per annum About the role The Family Assessment & Support Team is a small team of social workers, senior social work assistants and professional fee paid foster carers who provide parent & child foster placements for Somerset County Council. The team has built up a good reputation over the last few years and continues to develop its knowledge and practice in relation to parent and child fostering and parenting assessments. Our Assessing Social Workers undertake dedicated parenting assessments of parents in placement or in the community, independent of the child's social worker. About you We are looking for an Experienced Social Worker to join the team and undertake parenting assessments. You will have proven post qualifying experience of parenting assessments, safeguarding and court work. You will need to have the ability to undertake intense pieces of work within short timescales and be able to demonstrate an analytical approach to report writing. We are a countywide scheme and you will need to be able to travel extensively across Somerset. The team is based in Taunton and you will need to come into County Hall for the weekly meeting and at other times to be agreed. When you are not carrying out assessment visits you can negotiate working from home or a local office base. For an informal discussion or to arrange to ‘meet the team’ please contact Maria Belshaw, Team Manager on 01823 357434. Apply online at https://www.socialcareandmore.co.uk/jobs/senior-assessing-social-worker-family- assessment-support-team-2/ Job Ref No: 10658/JH Closing date: 7 July 2018 at 5.00pm Children's Services Taunton and West Somerset – based in Taunton *LEAVING CARE TEAM LEADER 37 hours per week Salary: £33,136 – £37,107 per annum About Us This is a particularly exciting time for a social work or social care professional to join the Somerset Leaving Care Management team. With strengthened statutory guidance regarding County Council and relevant partners’ Corporate Parenting Responsibilities to Care Leavers, up to the age of 25, it is vital 3 that we develop our services to better prepare young people for adult life, support them in transition to independence, and help them to achieve their full potential. About the Job The post entails the management of a team of skilled, specialist staff who fulfil the statutory Personal Advisor role for care leavers over 18 and support Social Workers in preparation and planning prior to 18. The day to day role involves motivation of staff and young people, ensuring planning and delivery of interventions, evaluation and management of risk, problem solving, multiagency negation and coordination and quality assurance. The Leaving Care management team works collaboratively to ensure consistency of practice across the county and development of good practice. There is a need to establish good working relationships with Team Managers in Children and Adult Social work teams, and colleagues in other departments in the County Council, District Councils, Employment and Benefit Agencies, Police, Probation and a range of other partners. About You For this role you will need; • A social work or other relevant degree, a professional or management qualification, or evidence of continuing professional development that would replicate such qualifications. • Significant experience of working successfully with young people with complex needs and risk management, and some experience of supervising and managing staff. • Detailed knowledge and expertise concerning child and adolescent development, the impact of childhood trauma, and difficulties experienced by care leavers • A working knowledge of child care and leaving care legislation. • Sound and confident skills in evaluating and making judgements about risk for young people and making robust plans for their protection. • Proven ability to apply knowledge and experience to resolve complex problems and situations • An understanding of Equality and Diversity in practice with regard to staff, service users and communities, in particular an appreciation of the diverse needs of care leavers and a commitment to challenge the discrimination they face and promote equality of opportunity for them. • Evidence of sound supervisory skills including individual and group dynamics and reflective practice. • A high level of communication and inter-personal skills • A high level of literacy and report writing skills, and an ability communicate with senior managers, offer training and make presentations • The ability to work in autonomously and reliably on a day to day basis in the exercising of discretion and making judgements and decisions. After reading the information available on line, feel free to get in touch if you want more information. You can contact Trish Lyons Operations Manager Leaving Care Monday-Wednesday on 01749 822689 Apply online at https://dasjobs.co.uk/job/leaving-care-team-leader/ Job ref no: 10785/JH Closing date: 06 July 2018 Interview date: provisionally 24 July 2018 Children's Services Taunton *LEAVING CARE WORKER 37 hours per week Salary: £21,074 to £23,866 per annum Fixed term contract or secondment opportunity for up to 1 year About Us This is an exciting time to join the Leaving Care Service which provides support 17- 25 year old young people who are leaving foster or residential care and moving into independence. Leaving Care workers are engaged in preparation and planning for adulthood for those under 18, and take the lead role in coordinating a wide range of services for those over to ensure that everything is in place for a smooth transition into adult life. This includes good quality accommodation, education and employment opportunities,