Social Worker
Children's Services

Grade 9
    

37 hours per week
            

Temporary until 30 June 2018
           

Your role:
           

An exciting opportunity has become available for the post of Social Worker in the Specialist Assessment Service. 
    

You will complete children and families assessments under S17 and S47 of the Children’s Act 1989.
    

You will complete work in line with child in need, child protection and court proceedings prior to case work being transferred over for longer term intervention.
      

You will be working on a busy team covering the whole of the Wigan borough.
 

About you:
 

You will be a motivated and enthusiastic practitioner with the ability to build professional relationships with children and their families.
  

You will have good knowledge and experience in safeguarding children, as well as being able to produce excellent assessments and understand the current changes within children’s social work.
  

You will be resilient, adaptable and capable of working effectively with colleagues from other professional disciplines.
  

You will be an excellent communicator, efficient in time management, report writing and completing assessments as well as a strong team player who values the strength of working in a person centred manner.
 

About us:
  

Wigan is an energetic and dynamic council widely celebrated for being innovative and forward thinking.
   

In a backdrop of established relationships with our partner agencies, we are fully committed to helping our residents by providing robust mechanisms to safeguard and protect the most vulnerable members of our community by looking at what they have rather than what they don’t have and working with them to help them achieve the best possible outcome. 
 

We are wholly focused on working collaboratively with our residents to help them improve their wellness and wellbeing now and in the future. 
   

You will be given a comprehensive induction programme and we will provide you with regular supervision that is person focussed to meet your well-being, training and development needs. 
    

For an informal discussion, please contact Sharon Oxenham on 01942 828451 or email: s.oxenham@wigan.gcsx.gov.uk.
  

Find out more about working for Wigan.
  

To view the documents relating to this post, please click the links below:-
DBS Applicant Information.doc
Job Description and Person Specification.docx
  
Interview date: Friday 15 December 2017
      
This post is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures
                      

The employer is committed to safeguarding

Location
Withnall House
Vacancy Description
 

Grade 9
    

37 hours per week
            

Temporary until 30 June 2018
           

Your role:
           

An exciting opportunity has become available for the post of Social Worker in the Specialist Assessment Service. 
    

You will complete children and families assessments under S17 and S47 of the Children’s Act 1989.
    

You will complete work in line with child in need, child protection and court proceedings prior to case work being transferred over for longer term intervention.
      

You will be working on a busy team covering the whole of the Wigan borough.
 

About you:
 

You will be a motivated and enthusiastic practitioner with the ability to build professional relationships with children and their families.
  

You will have good knowledge and experience in safeguarding children, as well as being able to produce excellent assessments and understand the current changes within children’s social work.
  

You will be resilient, adaptable and capable of working effectively with colleagues from other professional disciplines.
  

You will be an excellent communicator, efficient in time management, report writing and completing assessments as well as a strong team player who values the strength of working in a person centred manner.
 

About us:
  

Wigan is an energetic and dynamic council widely celebrated for being innovative and forward thinking.
   

In a backdrop of established relationships with our partner agencies, we are fully committed to helping our residents by providing robust mechanisms to safeguard and protect the most vulnerable members of our community by looking at what they have rather than what they don’t have and working with them to help them achieve the best possible outcome. 
 

We are wholly focused on working collaboratively with our residents to help them improve their wellness and wellbeing now and in the future. 
   

You will be given a comprehensive induction programme and we will provide you with regular supervision that is person focussed to meet your well-being, training and development needs. 
    

For an informal discussion, please contact Sharon Oxenham on 01942 828451 or email: s.oxenham@wigan.gcsx.gov.uk.
  

Find out more about working for Wigan.
  

To view the documents relating to this post, please click the links below:-
DBS Applicant Information.doc
Job Description and Person Specification.docx
  
Interview date: Friday 15 December 2017
      
This post is subject to Enhanced Disclosure Procedures
                      

The employer is committed to safeguarding