New Beginnings Social Worker

 

Application Deadline: 7th May 2024

Shortlisting Date: 8th May 2024

Interview Date: 15th May 2024 

Interview Type: Face to Face, including parents panel 

 

Your Role 

 

New Beginnings is a partnership between Dr Jadwiga Leigh and Stockport Family that began in 2018. Through using a trauma informed, holistic approach parents are supported to make positive changes for themselves and their children. Once parents complete the programme, they can use their knowledge to teach others to do the same. The programme works intensively with families who are known to Children’s Social Care for concerns relating to neglect; emotional, physical or sexual abuse so that they can remain as a family unit. For more information, please visit:  https://www.nbfoundation.co.uk/about-us

 

We are looking to recruit two qualified social workers, for 12 months in the first instance, to help run and deliver the programme, deliver group work, individual 1:1 key work sessions whilst providing support to families, peer mentors and volunteers. 

 

 

You will be passionate about relationship-based social work, proud of your profession and able to reflect and think creatively about how you can build relationships to make a difference with children and families. 

 

You will be committed to your professional development, take up the vast amount of learning opportunities on offer and be excited about becoming part of Stockport Family.

 

In Stockport Family we value diversity and the unique perspectives that each of us bring. We would like to increase the diversity of our workforce, and therefore would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and global majority ethnic backgrounds at all levels of the organisation.

 

You will have a minimum of two years post qualifying social work experience and have previous experience of the following: 

 

• working with complex families who have suffered trauma, 

• adopting a trauma informed approach in their practice, 

• carrying out parent and child observations, 

• delivering group work/ theory sessions to families, 

• working with parents to help effect positive change, 

• running family day activities and workshops to support children's development.

• writing reports/ assessments and possibly blogs/ articles

• attended conferences and meetings with parents  

 

 

Stockport Family is currently recruiting for two New Beginnings social workers. In Stockport, our model is different to lots of our neighbours. Our focus is on relationships and we have sought to reduce the number of times that children and families have to re-tell their story. It will be your role to work alongside locality social workers to support and respond to the needs of parents and their children who are working with New Beginnings. 

 

We are constantly striving for the best outcomes for our children and families. You will play an important part in delivering outstanding and innovative practice and ensuring that children and families are at the heart of all decision-making and service delivery each day. 

 

At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do. 

 

We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.

 

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