Job Title: Social Worker – Safeguarding Team (Scarborough / Whitby & Ryedale opportunities)
Grade: J-L
Salary: £30,451 - £39,880 per annum pro rata + relocation support
Location: North Yorkshire House, Scarborough. The service very much promotes flexible working with the ability to work remotely from other bases, as well as working from home.
Hours: Full-time and Part-time hours available
Contract: Permanent
We are recruiting to areas within the beautiful East Coast of North Yorkshire (Scarborough, Whitby and Ryedale) a truly special place to live and work being rich in heritage and culture.
North Yorkshire County Council have a national reputation for excellence and we are looking for Social Workers from all levels to join us. Additionally welcoming those who are looking to relocate into the area.
We are looking for experienced or newly qualified Social Workers to join our highly regarded and consistently high performing children’s social care team.
We are dedicated to developing our employees within the Council and are able to offer career progression to Advanced Practitioner (Grade L £35,745 - £39,880) along with Practice Supervisor & management opportunities.
As a Safeguarding Social Worker, you will support children and their families to ensure that their needs are met in a safe and timely manner. You will be part of a highly-acclaimed supportive service that has a comprehensive programme to ensure new recruits have a thorough induction, receive ongoing support from managers and have the opportunity to progress in your career.
As a service, we are committed to creating a healthy culture where social workers feel that they have a forum to share their views about the organisation and environment in which they work. We pride ourselves on our confident workforce who feel safe and their practice has been further enhanced by the mapping of cases which is core to this model. We have been nominated for several awards and have previously won Employer of the Year at the Social Work Awards.
As a national leader we have been recognised as an exemplar through the award of Partners in Practice status, our Signs of Safety model is highly regarded nationally and is demonstrated across the county effectively to assess and manage risk, which has a demonstrably positive impact on effecting change for children and families. We have achieved this through a clear workforce strategy and practice leader forums which continue to develop and embed the model in teams.
“My role gives me a sense of belonging and I am proud to work for North Yorkshire. The Authority has allowed me to grow and develop as a professional and has helped me form my identity as a social work professional” - Children's Social Worker
We clearly demonstrate that the voice of the child and family shape the service we provide and is evidenced throughout practice, we understand the quality of our practice and practice outcomes and have a clear delivery mechanism for building on strengths and responding to risks and issues to drive through improvements which has a demonstrably positive impact on effecting change for children and families.
We are committed to the development of innovative working practices, whilst the posts are based in Scarborough, we promote innovative working practices in order to achieve excellence in service provision and work life balance. You will be provided with modern technology to enable you to work remotely from other bases, as well as working from home.
We very much welcome you to contact us to find more out these opportunities an informal conversation:
• Scarborough Whitby and Ryedale - Vicki Barber on Victoria.Barber@northyorks.gov.uk or by calling 01609 534153 (ext: 4153)
• Scarborough South – Trudy Traves on Trudy.Traves@northyorks.gov.uk or by calling 01609 798116(ext: 8116)
• Scarborough Town – Amie Templeman on Amie.Templeman@northyorks.gov.uk or by calling 01609 534124 (ext: 4124)
We're proud to support the Local Government Association's Return to Social Work programme, offering former social workers free training so they can return to social work.
ASYE - We welcome ASYE applications for our positions.
We welcome individuals looking to relocate to the area, for further information please see ourRelocation Policy (pdf / 180 KB)
We have opened up our Social Worker Grades to now include the role of Advanced Practitioner (please find Job Description below) if you meet the criteria we welcome you to apply for our Advanced Practitioner position on this link.
- Advanced Practitioner – Grade L – £35,745 - £39,880
- Experienced Social Worker – Grade K – £32,910 - £35,745
- Newly Qualified Social Worker – Grade J - £30,451 - £32,910
If you are interested in joining us as a newly qualified or experienced Social Worker, please continue to apply below.
Visit our dedicated Campaign Page for more information on the service / colleagues and our relocation Policy.
We look forward to exploring your interest and receiving your application. Upon receipt, we will be in touch!
Key documents
Advanced Practitioner - Job Description / Person Specification.pdf
Newly Qualified and Experienced Social Worker - Job Description / Person Specification.pdf
Total Rewards Brochure.pdf
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
NYCC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.