Social Work Assistant

Role Responsibility

Social Work Assistant - KR7
Ashford Children in Care Teams - based at Westchurch, Ashford TN23 7XJ

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-paced Children in Care Service for a twelve month fixed term full time contract.

You will be flexible, creative, and able to travel long distances at short notice. Your role will be supporting the social workers in the Children in Care Team and your duties will include undertaking direct work with children, helping children move placements, covering family time and planned interventions with parents and carers. You will be able to respond to change quickly, able to create positive working relationships with children, young people, parents, carers, and professionals. You will have a "can do" approach and be able to work as part of a team. You will receive excellent supervision and a range of developmental opportunities.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. 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/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Contact Details

If you would like to discuss this role further please contact:

Katie Ormerod

Telephone 03000

Katie.Ormerod@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

Work that works for you and us - let’s talk flexibility!

KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.