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Stockton

Designated Social Care Officer

Stockton, Stockton, California, United States, 95202


We are seeking a dynamic and experienced social worker to provide strategic leadership to embed the social care elements of the SEND strategy across the local authority and ensure high quality social care input and engagement with the Education, Health and Care needs assessment and planning process.

This is an exciting time to join us as we continue to hold children at the centre of everything that we do and reinforce our commitment to embedding relationship-based practice.

We recognise that we will promote the best outcomes for children by focusing on relationships with and within families, and also with each other as a staff team and with our multi-agency partners.

We’re revising our workforce strategy to support this and investing in additional resources to create manageable workloads, with an emphasis on working together in a supportive team environment.

We’ll support you to flourish and be the best you can, delivering high-quality services and working closely with professionals from a range of agencies to improve the lived experience of children.

This is a part-time role, 22.5 hours per week, and the actual salary is £25,786 - £27,017.

In addition to excellent career progression opportunities, with a clear and supported development path, we also offer agile working, with flexible and family-friendly policies, that have a work/life balance at their core, plus lots, lots more…

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council prides itself on being a great place to work where staff are trusted, valued and supported to make a positive contribution at work.

We offer an excellent total reward package, including:A competitive salary of up to £27,01727 days annual leave per year rising to 32 with 5 years service (plus bank holidays). Ability to purchase additional leave is also available.Generous Pension Scheme through the LGPS with ability to pay extra and plan for retirement.Your SWE Registration paid for.

And we’ll support you:Great tech to keep you connectedFamily-friendly policiesAccess to free health and wellbeing servicesLeisure discountsBus and train discounts, cycle to work schemeSupportive management and leadershipA wide range of learning and development opportunities

…And much much more!

If you would like an informal discussion about the post, please contact Caroline Mobberley, via email at caroline.mobberley@stockton.gov.uk and a suitable time will be allocated to discuss.

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