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Are you interested in working in a dynamic Exploitation Team?

Would you like the opportunity to be part of shaping and developing a specialist service for children and young people at risk of exploitation?

Would you like to join a council that promotes you and your development?

If yes, then we have the perfect role for you!  We are looking for a social worker to join our Exploitation Team! We are proud of our ever evolving and developing service here in York and are keen to continue offering the best possible support for the children and families within York.

City of York Council is dedicated to a Model of Practice where we are Building Brighter Futures for the children of York and this uses a range of systemic and strength based practice tools including Signs of Safety and Family Finding. We are looking for social workers who can be part of a team where we are focusing on supporting children and young people to feel safe at home and in their communities and be part of multi-agency responses to concerns around our most vulnerable children and young people at risk of exploitation.

Social Workers in the Exploitation Team will support children and young people supported under Child in Need, subject to Child Protection and those where we are in court.

The Exploitation Team has been specifically set up for workers to carry a smaller allocated caseload of children, enabling intensive work with our children and families. The team consists of social workers, trusted relationship coordinator and family help support workers who provide holistic and targeted support to children and their families. The exploitation team play a vital role in supporting the rest of the service in recognising and responding to exploitation, missing and contextual safeguarding concerns through training and ad hoc support.

As a social worker in Exploitation, you would have a manageable caseload to allow you to form strong relationships with children, young people and the multiagency team and family networks around them. Our social workers work in a high challenge and high support environment with an established and committed team. 

If you would like to work with York, in a modern office environment close to York’s historic centre and attractions, whilst having the flexibility to work under a hybrid working model, then we would love to hear from you.

This role will require you to be suitably qualified (DIPSW/CQSW/Masters/Degree in Social work) and be able to evidence skills and knowledge in line with the job specification. We will also expect a passion for working with children and achieving the best outcomes and achieve stability and permanence whilst promoting life long links with their family.

City of York Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. We require the successful candidate to undertake an enhanced Criminal Record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

As this role is public facing, applicants will need to demonstrate, at interview, their competency to converse and provide advice and guidance to members of the public, in spoken English to CEFR level C1: Can express themselves fluently and spontaneously, almost effortlessly. Only a conceptually difficult subject can hinder a natural, smooth flow of language.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

The Council is highly committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution.

We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development.

In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Sian Alderson at:  Sian.Alderson@york.gov.uk 

Closing date:  Sunday 8 December 2024 at 12 midnight

Interview date: TBC