Social Worker (Children with Disabilities)
| Posting date: | 11 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 July 2025 |
| Location: | Oldham, OL1 1HD |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75708089 |
Summary
People
Children with Disabilities
Social Worker
Ref: 000838
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £41,511 - £45,718 per annum (Grade 8)
Hours: 36.66 per week
Location: Children with Disabilities Team, The Spindles, West St, Oldham, OL1 1LF
Closing Date: Wednesday 9th July 2025
Shortlisting and Interview Dates: TBC.
Role Overview:
To deliver high-quality statutory social work services to children with disabilities and their families in Oldham. The role involves assessing need, planning and implementing care packages, and safeguarding vulnerable children, ensuring they have the best possible outcomes.
The Children with Additional & Complex Needs Team have an opportunity for a qualified Grade 8 Social Worker to join our busy, dynamic and exciting team. You must be a qualified Social Worker and registered with Social Work England, have experience in safeguarding children and looked after processes.
We are a generic team of social workers who manage cases from initial assessment through to CP, PLO Pre-Proceedings, Care Proceedings, CLA. You will increase your skill set within this service as an all-round social worker building speciality knowledge in Mental Capacity Assessments, Best Interest Meetings, Court of Protection and Inherent Jurisdiction applications. You will be creative in your communication skills and tools with a range of verbal and non-verbal children and young people, complete carers assessments and providing packages of respite care. You will also work towards young people transitioning from children to adult services. (These additional specialist skills can be learned in your new role, yet you must have experience in safeguarding, care proceedings and looked after children).
We have a Short Breaks Service who manage all of the short break packages where there are no identifiable welfare or safeguarding needs that the Children with Additional and Complex Needs Team transfer cases on.
We always have a well-stocked selection of snacks and brews to keep us going!
Key Responsibilities:
- Undertake assessments of children with disabilities under the Children Act 1989 and 2004, ensuring a child-centred, family-focused, and multi-agency approach.
- Develop and review outcome-focused care and support plans tailored to individual needs.
- Work in partnership with families, schools, health professionals, and other agencies to coordinate services and improve life chances for children with disabilities.
- Identify and respond appropriately to safeguarding concerns, participating in child protection enquiries and planning as needed.
- Manage a caseload, maintaining accurate and up-to-date case records and complying with legal and policy requirements.
- Contribute to court proceedings by preparing and presenting high-quality reports and evidence when required.
- Attend and contribute to team meetings, training, and continuous professional development activities.
- Promote equality, diversity, and inclusion in service delivery.
- Participate in duty rota and provide crisis intervention where necessary.
Key Requirements:
Essential:
- Degree in Social Work or equivalent recognised qualification.
- Current registration with Social Work England.
- Experience of working with children and families, ideally including children with disabilities.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, including the Children Act, Care Act, and SEND Code of Practice.
- Strong assessment, planning, and case management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently and within a team, managing time and competing demands effectively.
- Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
- A clear enhanced DBS check.
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle (reasonable adjustments will be considered).
Desirable:
- Experience in multi-agency working within children’s disability services.
- Understanding of person-centred planning and direct payments.
- Familiarity with Oldham Council’s policies and procedures.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and therefore expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About Us:
We want Oldham to have vibrant, safe neighbourhoods where people are proud to live with opportunities for healthier, more fulfilled lives; and a sustainable, thriving economy. As we look to the future, the challenges may be significant, but so are the opportunities. We’ve identified three missions with our residents and partners, focusing on what will deliver the biggest impact:
A Great Place to Live, Healthier, Happier Lives, and Green and Growing.
We’re looking for candidates who will support us to achieve our ambitions and we encourage you to download our Corporate Plan: Ready for the Future and our Oldham Plan for further information.
Our Values and Behaviours:
By driving innovation, investing in our people, and championing our communities, we will ensure that Oldham continues to be a place where everyone can live their best life. To support this, we have three core values which define who we are and how we operate. These are ‘Proud, Ambitious, and Together’, and they shape our culture, inform our decisions, and inspire us to deliver on our commitments to the people of Oldham.
We have translated these values into five behaviours which guide our actions and are the standards we hold ourselves to, day in and day out:
- Work with a resident focus
- Support local leaders
- Committed to the borough
- Delivery high performance
- Take ownership and drive change
You can find out more about our values and behaviours on our greater.jobs Oldham page
Our Benefits Package:
At Oldham Council we offer a great benefits package for our employees, which includes the following:
- 25 days annual leave which increases after 5 and 10-years’ service
- The option to purchase additional annual leave.
- An attractive LGPS benefit pension scheme with the option to make shared cost additional voluntary contributions.
- Discounted gym membership with Oldham Active.
- Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more.
- Salary sacrifice scheme for home and electronics and Cycle to Work.
- Wellbeing support, including a Mental Health First Aider network and an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support.
- Staff recognition and celebration events.
- Peer support groups
Inclusive Recruitment:
We work closely with employees to help them work at their best, including making adjustments such as flexible working, describing available working patterns, providing equipment or making changes to the workplace.
If you’re an applicant with disabilities, have previously been in or currently in care, a carer or someone who has served in the Armed Forces and you meet the essential criteria of the role, you are guaranteed to reach the first stage of assessment under our Guaranteed Assessment Scheme.
Data and Privacy:
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Important Information:
Please note that should a vacancy that has been released for internal or external recruitment be deemed suitable for a current employee at risk of redundancy, it can be pulled back at any point, up to the post being formally offered to a candidate who is not at risk of redundancy.
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