Do you want to be part of a Multi - Disciplinary Service?
Trafford Children & Families Service is building a better & safer future for Children & Young People in Trafford. We are looking for a qualified social worker with a commitment to improving partnership working & providing a multi-agency response to children who have disabilities including those in need of protection. We are committed to attracting, retaining & developing a diverse & skilled workforce to support Children, Young People & their families.

Children with Complex Needs
The Complex Needs team are highly regarded by parents &colleagues across Trafford & wider who work closely with parents, school & the community to help parents raise the most challenging children. The Complex Needs (children social care) Team work with children & young people with disabilities & their families providing short breaks, Child in Need, child protection & care proceedings. The work is varied & all your skills as a social worker will be called upon

The team works with a wide range of children & young people with disabilities across the borough up to the age of 18. The service provides support to children with challenging behaviours, autism, learning disabilities, epilepsy & complex health & physical disabilities.

The Complex Needs team supports children with disabilities to remain at home whenever possible & for as long as possible. We are looking for people who can adopt an innovative approach to supporting children's social care & ensure continuity of care to our vulnerable service users. You will have a sound knowledge of legislation relevant to the posts & demonstrable insight into the issues facing children, young people & families. With strong communication & assessment skills, you will have the ability to develop effective working relationships with families & colleagues from various agencies.

Candidate
With a recognised social work qualification & a current HCPC registration, you will have the ability to demonstrate knowledge of a range of social work skills, methods & techniques appropriate to children with disabilities & their families. You will have knowledge & understanding of the diverse needs of children & young people with complex needs. It is essential that you have strong communication & assessment skills & the ability to develop effective working relationships.

We recognise that we need more Social Worker capacity in all our areas of business. We have a journey ahead of us, which we want you to be part of. This demonstrates our investment & commitment in social care to ensure better & positive outcomes for our children, families & young people.

As a Social Worker you will be a confident & ambitious worker, contributing to our journey on restorative relational practice. We have a strong recruitment & retention record here in Trafford Children’s Social Care with fantastic workforce development opportunities for staff. If you are passionate about improving lives for children & young people & supporting staff to thrive, we have posts available.

If you are looking for a post which will provide challenges, variety, & opportunity in children's social care; this posts will be suited to you.

Successful candidates will be supported through the existing Reflective Supervision & the PDR process. You will also have the opportunity to develop experience & skills across a wide range of teams & approaches & will be fully supported in this.

Our EPIC values are really important to us – they are Empowering, People centred, Inclusive & Collaborative & they are a cornerstone for how we work with our partners & residents to help us achieve our vision to make Trafford a better place for everyone. If you share our values & have the same passion to make children & young people’s lives better, we want to hear from you.