Social Worker – Children with Disabilities

Liquid Personnel are in partnership with Knowsley Council to recruit a Social Worker within their Children with Disabilities Team.

Are you a Qualified Social Worker? Do you want to make a difference to the lives of Children and Families through effective Social Care?  Do you want to be part of a team that cares and will value your knowledge, experience and you as a person?

Then Knowsley Children’s Services could be the place for you. Following their recent Ofsted inspection, Knowsley’s Children’s Social Care Services (CSC) department are on an improvement journey they would love you to be part of.

Benefits of working for Knowsley:

• Salaries will be increased and backdated from 1^st April soon to reflect a 3.3% pay increase
• Full time and part time vacancies available with up to 36 hours per week
• Will consider people 1 year post qualified – salary to be discussed
• A friendly, supportive team who genuinely cares about their employees
• A smaller local authority in easy commuting distance from across the North West
• Free parking
• Quick interviews
• Flexible working, manageable caseloads and a vast array of employee benefits details of which can be found below

As a Children with Disabilities Social Worker you will be:

• Responsible for supporting Children up to the age of 18 who have learning disabilities, a physical or sensory impairment, chronic and life threatening or life limiting illness or multiple disabilities whose needs cannot be met through support available at Targeted or Early Help support.
• You will assess the needs of children and young people with disabilities who also have needs for additional support because of the impact of their disability. You will then work with parents and carers to implement a plan aimed at meeting identified needs.
• Some of the duties include creating Child in Need Plans, Child Protection plans, CLA plans, Education, Health and Care Plan of Need or a Continuing Care Plans.

Additional Benefits:

• Knowsley are a Disability Confident Employer, meaning they offer Inclusive & accessible recruitment, offering an interview to disabled people, providing reasonable adjustments, & supporting existing employees. 
• Flexible working, Hybrid working arrangements & family friendly initiatives; their flexible working scheme allows you to manage your hours & plan your life more easily. They will consider requests for flexible working.  For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time.
• Generous Holiday Entitlement: starting at 28 days leave with an option to buy additional 10 days leave 
• Manageable Workloads - directors of their service work closely with the Heads of Service & Team Managers to ensure caseloads are manageable & you are supported.
• Differentiated sickness absence for individuals living with a disability.
• Menopause policy supporting women in the workplace.
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Newly Developed Bespoke Four-Week Induction Programme
• High Quality IT Kit supporting agile working arrangements
• Learning & Career Development: Knowsley offer a wide range of blended learning opportunities available to all employees, which will be relevant to your job & progression
• Supportive Practice Improvement Team – They have a team of experienced staff who build positive working relationships with staff to work alongside you to embed learning from audits or reviews.
• A range of Workers Groups, g., Black & Minority Workers' Group, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Forum, Neurodiverse Staff Support Group.
• Well-being Support: Knowsley want to improve the well-being of our employees both in & out of the workplace
• Apprenticeship Offer
• Secondment Opportunities
• MyTime – Monthly supervisions scheduled with you. This is your one-to-one time solely focused on your career development
• Reflective Supervision - 4 weekly
• Access to Signs of Safety Group Supervision
• Newly Developed Progression Pathway
• Learning at Work Week: A yearly celebration awards to recognise & celebrate individual practice across the council.
• Visible and accessible Leadership including Monthly Principal Social Worker (PSW) drop-in sessions
• Themed Practice Learning Week: Providing a range of bitesize learning opportunities.
• Cycle to Work Scheme: We are committed to greener transport solutions. Our scheme entitles you to significant discounts on the price of a new bike & safety equipment.
• Bank holidays.
• Eye Tests: We provide all display screen users with a free eye test on request. We have a corporate eye care scheme which includes a contribution to the cost of glasses
• Childcare Vouchers
• Free Refreshments – Tea, Coffee and Milk
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Credit Union Membership
• VIVUP Discounts & Savings The program offers a staff discount scheme. 

Qualifications and Experience:

• Hold a Social Work England registration.
• Be eligible to work in the UK.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.
• Social Work Qualification, degree or equivalent.

Reasonable Adjustments

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. We will ensure appropriate support is provided throughout the recruitment process and during your placement.

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