Social Worker (ASYE)

Job details:

Salary : £32,020 - £34,722 plus a recruitment & retention package of £5000 over 6 years.

Hours : 37 hours per week (part time hours will be considered and the ASYE programme length would be extended to accommodate this).

Contract : Permanent

Closing date: There is no closing date for applications, we will shortlist and interview as we go.

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to promoting quality childcare across the city that works to improve outcomes for children.

DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Portsmouth ASYE programme

Portsmouth is a fantastic place to practice and we look forward to supporting you on your Social Work journey during the programme, which is supported via the Stronger Futures Academy. The academy is well established and continually evolves and develops.

Our 12-month ASYE programme provides 'on the job' training to help you understand and unpick the work you are completing. As part of this you will be enrolled into the ASYE Stronger Futures Academy where you will receive dedicated ASYE Academy sessions to support your understanding of the journey & voice of the child, this will include practice sessions to understand and apply models of practice and tools to support you in your work. In addition, we offer monthly half day study days, funding to purchase your own resources, on-site assessors, peer led action learning sets and reflective practice groups.

You will have an opportunity to work in one of our Family Safeguarding & Support teams based centrally or in the north of the city supporting children in need of support or protection or in one of our teams for children who need to be in the care of the local authority.

We will support you through your first year of practice and continue to progress your social work career in Portsmouth through a dedicated post-ASYE development pathway.

What you'll need to succeed

Be a recently graduated or graduating Newly Qualified Social Worker (NQSW) with a BA, MA, BSc, or Apprenticeship degree in social work (or equivalent gained outside the UK and recognised by SWE).

As well as being an excellent communicator, you'll need a desire to further develop your working knowledge of theory and legislation and maintaining Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for your registration.

Please read the job profile for the full details of the role

Staff Rewards and Benefits

We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:

• Generous annual leave (27 days per year rising to 31, pro rata for part time hours) with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• A fantastic pension which allows you the opportunity to pay in more for that greater return
• Flexible working hours.
• Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
• Extensive wellbeing support through the Employee Assistance Programme, well-being champions based within the teams.
• Discount on travel, travel loans and the bike loan scheme
• Discounts on a wide range of goods and services – access a range of discounts and offers from thousands of restaurants, shops and more

Additional Information:

The full job profile is attached here

Contact details for an informal discussion prior to applying:

Email ASYE@portsmouthcc.gov.uk with your query and contact details and you will receive a timely response.

Application details:

We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.

In your application, we want to hear about your social work placements and the learning that you have gained from those and any previous experiences. The job profile for the role highlights the skills and strengths we are looking for, so please read it carefully prior to completing your application.

You are welcome to apply whilst your social work qualifications are in progress, please state on your application when you may expect to receive them.

Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children’s Board safer recruitment procedures.

We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders.