The starting salary for this position is £42,591 per annum for working 36 hours per week.
We currently have an opportunity for a CAHMS Senior Social Worker to join our South West Safeguarding Adolescent Team (SAT) based in Guildford.
As a CAMHS Senior Social Worker in the SAT team you will contribute to the delivery of a multi-agency Children and Young People’s Service (formerly CAMHS) for children and young people with complex mental health needs, bringing a social care perspective to the work of the CYPS Community Teams.
Supporting and protecting children and young people with mental health difficulties and their families will be at the heart of all you do by providing a range of interventions including:
- consultation
- reflection
- joint case working
- participation in case reviews
- assessment of need
- mental health assessments
- care planning and intervention
You will use your excellent communication and engagement skills to ensure that the CAMHS Social Work Service operates in a safe and efficient way, as part of the whole system of partnership and multi-agency working. Your commitment to partnership working will enable you to establish and promote positive key relationships.
These roles are co-located across Children’s Services and CYPS Community Teams; delivering direct work to children, young people and their families. You will play a crucial role in maintaining effective communication between local area children’s social care teams and CYPS, using both CYPS System One and Children’s Services LCS.
You will contribute to the development of reflective and systemic thinking within Children’s Services, offering a mentoring role around the identification and appropriate treatment pathways for children experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties.
To be considered for shortlisting for this role, your application will clearly evidence the following:
- Good communication and engagement skills
- Evidence of effective partnership working
- Experience of delivering 1-1 therapeutic interventions to young people (therefore, a minimum of two years therapeutic intervention experience or training in this area will be required)
- Professional social work qualification, CQSW or Diploma in Social Work (Dip SW)
- Registered with Social Work England
This is a great opportunity putting you at the heart of the mobilisation of Surrey’s new model. If this sounds like something you want to be a part of, we look forward to receiving your application.
Additional Information
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 9th July 2023 with interviews to follow.
An enhanced DBS ‘Disclosure and Barring Service’ check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children’s and Adults’ Barred List checks will be required for this role.
Benefits
From flexible working to job sharing (where possible) we are committed to providing a healthy work life balance. A laptop and mobile will be supplied if applicable to your role. You will benefit from 26 days annual leave, rising to 28 days after 2 years’ service, a generous local government salary related pension, as well as the option to join our car lease scheme.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
- The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
- The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
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