Senior Social Worker – Over 16s Team Job at Buckinghamshire Council (Aylesbury)

Job Description

We are currently recruiting a Senior Social Worker to join our 16+ Team within our Corporate Parenting Service supporting young people in care aged 16-18 years old, working alongside Personal Advisors post 18, or maintaining relationships post 18 for those young people who require additional support. We are seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join our dynamic Leaving Care Service. You will work within one of four supportive teams, each comprising a Team Manager, a Senior Social Worker, a Social Worker, and a group of Personal Advisers.

Job Responsibility

Build trusting, meaningful, and enduring relationships with care leavers aged 16–25
Lead on comprehensive assessments, risk management, and safety planning to safeguard young people
Co-produce realistic, progressive, and aspirational Pathway Plans that reflect each young person’s goals and strengths
Provide expert guidance and advocacy across housing, health, education, employment, finance, and wellbeing
Support young people to develop and sustain safe family, kinship, and community connections
Work collaboratively with internal and external partners to ensure a holistic and coordinated approach
Provide learning support and oversight to Social Workers and Personal Advisors in the team, ensuring oversight in the absence of the Team Manager
Offer professional leadership to colleagues through mentoring, coaching, and modelling reflective, restorative practice
Provide interim managerial cover in the absence of the Team Manager, supporting service continuity and decision-making
Chair key meetings relating to young people’s plans, ensuring high-quality multi-agency coordination

Requirements

SWE registration and ongoing CPD
Substantial experience working directly with vulnerable children and young people
Strong assessment, planning, and case management skills
The ability to mentor and support other professionals
Excellent communication skills and experience working with multi-agency partners
A full driving licence and the ability to travel across the county
All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and 2023)

What we offer

Market premium of £2,750 per annum
Golden Hello payment of £2,125 after 1 years service (external candidates only)
Competitive salary with a market increment
A ‘Golden Hello’ lump sum payment upon successful completion of probation
Annual leave up to 30 days per year, as well as other types of leave and the opportunity to buy further leave
Up to 15 days per year training, learning and development offer
Free parking across all of our office sites
Health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
A generous employer pension contribution in line with the Local Government Pension Scheme
Discounts on various Cafés, restaurants and shops, discounts on gym memberships and more

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