Social Worker

Job description

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

We are looking for a dedicated and passionate Social Worker to join our service, providing high-quality support to children, families, adults, and communities. In this role, you will manage a varied caseload, carry out assessments, develop and review care and support plans and work in partnership with individuals, families, colleagues and external agencies to achieve positive outcomes. You will be responsible for safeguarding vulnerable people, promoting their wellbeing and ensuring that all interventions are person-centred, strengths-based and aligned with statutory requirements

About the team

You will be joining a supportive and collaborative team committed to delivering excellent social work practice. Our team works closely with a wide range of professionals, including health services, education providers, community organisations, and partner agencies, to provide coordinated and effective support. We foster a positive learning culture where professional development is encouraged, supervision is valued and colleagues are empowered to share knowledge, innovate and make a meaningful difference to the lives of the people we serve.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will be a qualified Social Worker with a recognised Social Work qualification, current Social Work England registration and a sound understanding of relevant legislation, safeguarding responsibilities and professional standards. You will have experience of undertaking assessments, managing complex cases, maintaining accurate records and working effectively within multi-agency environments. Strong communication, relationship-building, analytical, and decision-making skills are essential, alongside the ability to manage priorities, work independently and demonstrate resilience in a challenging and rewarding environment. Most importantly, you will be committed to achieving positive outcomes, promoting independence and delivering compassionate, person-centred support.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.  

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