Social Worker Assistant

Role Responsibility

We are looking for self-motivated and committed Social Work Assistant to work in the Ramsgate Social work and Children and Young person’s services.

The focus of the work is to support the statutory role of the social worker. This includes supervision of contact, direct work with vulnerable children, young people and their families or carers and assisting social workers in any other identified tasks.

Across the services we work with Children in Care, Children in Need and Child Protection. You should have good communication and IT skills, the ability to observe and record information effectively and an understanding of the needs of children, young people and their families. You will receive a high level of good quality supervision and work alongside other team members.

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

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

About The Company

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 and faiths, 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.

Contact Details

For further information on this role, please contact 

Sheryl Miles

sheryl.miles@kent.gov.uk

03000 410857

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 soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.