Family Centre Social Worker - Full Time

Social Worker Level 3

Moorfield Family Assessment Team

Permanent, Full-time (36 hours) Contract

We are looking to recruit two enthusiastic and skilled practitioners to join our friendly team of Social Workers and Clinical Psychologist. Your primary role will be to undertake assessments of parental capacity to change with families with children subject to care proceedings or the public law outline and provide detailed reports for Court.

You will need to have skills and experience in assessing high risk and complex cases. You will also need good skills in report writing and analysis and be able to meet tight timescales.

“This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment”.

How to apply:

This role requires that you upload 2 documents - in the "Document upload" section of the online application form.

1. A supporting statement addressing how you meet the requirements of the job description and person specification. Your supporting statement should be around 2 pages in A4 format.

2. Full work history document completed since leaving full time education, as this is a safeguarding role and requires you to work with Children and/or vulnerable adults.

Why it's great to work for Enfield Council

• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Up to 31 days annual leave depending on grade and length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year and an extra day off at Christmas.
• A blend of remote and office based working for most roles.
• Interest free season ticket loan repayable over three or ten months.
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods.
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide advice and counselling services. This is a free and confidential service available to staff and members of their family.
• Health and leisure discounts and tax-free bikes for work.

We are passionate about our people and how we deliver services to our community in Enfield. That’s why we encourage a culture that puts our customers at the heart of everything we do - by empowering our people to work together to find solutions, be open, honest and respectful, take responsibility and listen and learn. If you value these behaviours too, we’d love to hear from you - and of course we are always happy to talk flexible working, click here to find out more.

Closing date is 11:59 28th July 2021

Interviews : w/c 16th August 2021

If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Paula Dixon on 0208 132 1044 or paula.dixon@enfield.gov.uk

A textphone (minicom) is provided for those with a hearing or speech impairment on 020 8379 4419.

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact David Phillips on 020 8132 2062 for an informal discussion or to arrange a visit to the team.