Social Worker Parent Support Service

The Parent Support Service is part of the Early Help Family Hub Service within Children and Family Services. It is a preventive service which offers support and advice to families, with children aged 0-18 years that live in or attend a school in Enfield.

We are looking for enthusiastic and able Social Worker with at least 2 years post qualifying experience to join the Parent support Unit. We will expect excellent writing skills, clear understanding of risk and good assessment skills.

The post holder will have a varied caseload, offering support to empower parents / carers to build on family’s strengths preventing family breakdown and the involvement of statutory services.

You will be accountable to the Parent Support Unit Deputy Team Manager. You must have a degree or similar qualification in social work as well as significant experience in working with families and children.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a strong service that works together with families, to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people and we are currently working with the Signs of Safety model, and this is being rolled out across the service.

Enfield is committed to supporting staff to develop their skills and as such offers a high-quality training programme available to all staff based on social work as well as holistic subject areas.

Contact Details - 
If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Dionne Lindezey Deputy Team Manager on 020 8132 2098 or Lydia Bartlett Team Manager on 020 8132 2416 for an informal discussion.
If you have any difficulties accessing this information, please contact Andy Kingsbury, Recruitment & Onboarding Advisor on 0208 078 5976 or andy.kingsbury@enfield.gov.uk

Enfield’s Social Care Centre of Excellence confirms our commitment to creating and maintaining an environment for new and existing staff to be the best and deliver high quality social work to our most vulnerable children and young people. It brings our recruitment, professional development and support into the one portal for social care staff to see what we have to offer and how we are supporting them to continue to learn and develop on a professional basis. For more information please visit https://new.enfield.gov.uk/centreofexcellence/about-us/
“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”.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Therefore, we advise that you complete fully and submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
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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.
- 1 month paid sabbatical for Children’s Social Workers 

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.
If you have previously applied for this role within the past 6 months, unfortunately, a second application will not be considered.