Social Worker (NRPF)
London Borough of Bexley
Date: 3 days ago
City: Bexley
Contract type: Full time
Vacancy Description Title
Social Worker (NRPF)
Service Area/School
Childrens Services (excl Schools) - Children's Social Care & Safeguarding
About Us
Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.
The Council, its staff and partners, were delighted in March 2023, when Ofsted judged the overall effectiveness of children’s social care services to be ‘Outstanding’ for the second time running since 2018. We were especially pleased that our investment in frontline practitioners and managers has continued to be recognised. We have been working hard to create an environment where social workers can do the work they came into the profession to do - to support and help families to stay together where this is in children’s best interests and it is safe enough for this to happen.
No Recourse To Public Funds Team
Bexley has a small team of three Bexley based Social Workers and one North of England based Social Worker who work closely with a Prevention & Assessment officer to assess and where required work with children and families who have no recourse to public funds and therefore are at risk of becoming destitute. The team works alongside the Team Manager and an on-site Home office embedded officer to assess eligibility and provide ongoing support, usually consisting of temporary accommodation and monthly subsistence to the children as children in need.
About The Role
Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Adebol Sanyaolu, NRPF Team Manager, 02020455963, [email protected]
We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.
Candidate Profile
For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) (Add if applicable)
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.
How To Apply
Use the ‘Apply for vacancy’ button.
Anticipated Interview Date: 1st week in November
Please note that the system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised and have your CV and/or Supporting statement ready to upload.
If any mandatory fields are missing, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion. Please check your Junk email for any correspondence.
Additional Information
As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [email protected]
This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.
Grade
BEXLEYCSW3
Contract Type
Permanent
Employment Details Contract Hours
36.00
Salary
£42,927 - £48,519 *inclusive of choices benefits
Benefits
South East, London, Bexley Civic Offices
Attachments
Job Description
Job Description Job Description - SW NRPF.pdf (125 Kb)
Attachment 1 Candidate Information Document.pdf (167 Kb)
Social Worker (NRPF)
Service Area/School
Childrens Services (excl Schools) - Children's Social Care & Safeguarding
About Us
Bexley is an outer London Borough with the best of both worlds, located between the hustle and bustle of London and the Garden of England, Kent. Within the borough we have award winning parks, open spaces and listed heritage sites.
The Council, its staff and partners, were delighted in March 2023, when Ofsted judged the overall effectiveness of children’s social care services to be ‘Outstanding’ for the second time running since 2018. We were especially pleased that our investment in frontline practitioners and managers has continued to be recognised. We have been working hard to create an environment where social workers can do the work they came into the profession to do - to support and help families to stay together where this is in children’s best interests and it is safe enough for this to happen.
No Recourse To Public Funds Team
Bexley has a small team of three Bexley based Social Workers and one North of England based Social Worker who work closely with a Prevention & Assessment officer to assess and where required work with children and families who have no recourse to public funds and therefore are at risk of becoming destitute. The team works alongside the Team Manager and an on-site Home office embedded officer to assess eligibility and provide ongoing support, usually consisting of temporary accommodation and monthly subsistence to the children as children in need.
About The Role
Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Adebol Sanyaolu, NRPF Team Manager, 02020455963, [email protected]
We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the We will offer you in return a package that includes a competitive salary, an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave plus bank holidays. For more information on the benefits package on offer please refer to the Candidate Information document attached.
We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.
Candidate Profile
For the full list of essential and desirable criteria for this role then please refer to the Person Specification within the Job Description attached.
Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) (Add if applicable)
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.
How To Apply
Use the ‘Apply for vacancy’ button.
Anticipated Interview Date: 1st week in November
Please note that the system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised and have your CV and/or Supporting statement ready to upload.
If any mandatory fields are missing, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion. Please check your Junk email for any correspondence.
Additional Information
As a disability confident employer Bexley welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including hidden disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on [email protected]
This role may be available as a development opportunity through secondment for the Council’s existing employees. The Council’s Secondment Scheme can be found here. If this option is of interest, please contact the recruiting manager.
Grade
BEXLEYCSW3
Contract Type
Permanent
Employment Details Contract Hours
36.00
Salary
£42,927 - £48,519 *inclusive of choices benefits
Benefits
- £2,700 choices benefits
South East, London, Bexley Civic Offices
Attachments
Job Description
Job Description Job Description - SW NRPF.pdf (125 Kb)
Attachment 1 Candidate Information Document.pdf (167 Kb)
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