MOSAIC Disabled Children's Team Social Worker

Permanent , Full Time, 36 hours per week

Normal starting salary of £33,436 + 25 days leave (27 after 5 year’s service)

A high performance culture is essential to the delivery of first class services to our residents and customers. We recognise and reward high performance and salary progression is based on individual performance.

The Disabled Children’s team is part of MOSAIC, the integrated service for disabled children who have complex developmental needs

We are seeking a talented social worker to join us.

Within this challenging role you will focus on assessment and care planning of children with severe to profound disabilities and complex health needs from birth to 18. You will be working with complex families in a multi-disciplinary and multi agency setting with health practitioners and work closely with special educational needs colleagues.

You will be allocated a diverse caseload of short & long-term cases, including CIN, CP, LAC and court work. In addition you will undertake duty work and complete assessments for short breaks and support services for presentation at the Short Breaks Panel.

You will need to be to a pro-active analytical thinker, with experience of working in an integrated setting with disabled children and experience of safeguarding. You will also need to be a strong team worker, who brings ideas for service delivery and in partnership with parents and young people. There will be opportunities to undertake specialist training and to develop skills in working in multi disciplinary /agency that will contribute to the further development of a dynamic integrated service.

Key Requirements

We are looking for a Qualified Social Worker who can demonstrate their sound knowledge and practice experience in the following:

• Qualified in Social Work, CQSW or equivalent, registered with HCPC
• IT literate with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of childcare legislation relevant to the post
• Good negotiation and influencing skills and ability to deal with conflict, hostility and vulnerability
• Balancing competing needs of supporting families, but remaining child focused and ensuring disabled child’s needs/safeguarding issues are addressed
• Operate as efficently as possible, manage own deadlines, prioritise own work and ensure timescales are met, using own initiative
• Experience of safeguarding disabled children and working in a multi-disciplinary / agency setting
• Assessment of disabled children
• Experience of managing a dynamic, complex and diverse caseload
• Knowledge of resources to meet needs of disabled children and their families

Additional Information

This role is subject to an Enhanced CRB

Camden Council is committed to diversity. We encourage applications from all sections of our diverse community and welcome applications from candidates from a BME background.

Camden has a strong flexible working ethos and believes in focusing on outcomes. Through taking this approach we welcome flexible working including a commitment to regular home working with technology to support this, job sharing and part time arrangements.

Camden is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

How to apply: To apply for this job please follow the “Apply for this job” link.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 27th June 2013, 23.59

Interviews to be held: Dates tbc

Please quote reference: LBC 2719

For further information about this role, please refer to the Job Profile

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