Department of Children’s Services

  Children’s Social Care

Social Worker (Welcome Project)

Experienced Social Worker £29,055 - £34,106 pa (Pro rata for Part Time Posts)

1 x 37 hours per week

Temporary for 2 years

Based at Sir Henry Mitchell House, Bradford and with Migration Yorkshire, Leeds

The Code of Practice on the English language requirement for public sector workers, Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 requires that Councils ensure that all candidates applying for customer facing posts must be assessed in order to establish their fluency in English.

The criteria under special knowledge and experience on the job profile which is shown in this advert outlines what level of fluency you will be expected to demonstrate.  Therefore, it is essential that you provide examples in your application.

An exciting opportunity exists for an Experienced Social Worker on the “Welcome Project”, a new project led by Migration Yorkshire in partnership with local authorities in the Yorkshire and Humberside Region developing provision for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children (UASC).

The role will involve seeking out potential foster carers and supported lodgings placements throughout West Yorkshire (Bradford, Leeds, Calderdale, Kirklees and Wakefield). The post holder will engage closely with community organisations, faith organisations (Mosques, faith groups, BAME community groups, Asylum support organisations etc.) with the aim of generating extra prospective family placements for Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children in need of care and protection.

This post is hosted by Bradford Through Care Team but the post holder will work from a range of locations across the 5 local authorities and with Migration Yorkshire who are based in Leeds.

This role will involve travel and flexible working (home and remote locations).

The post holder will have an understanding of fostering, and knowledge of the specific care planning needs for UASC, and have the ability to advise others on these issues. They will need to demonstrate a commitment to this project and collaborative regional working.

We will be willing to consider this as a secondment opportunity (subject to the agreement of your current employer).

For further information please ring/email Rachel Curtis, Service Manager Bradford Through Care Team (01274 435779 rachel.curtis@bradford.gov.uk) or Dinah Beckett, UASC Regional Coordinator, Migration Yorkshire (0113 37 89012)

An enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service will be undertaken for this post

Closing Date: 6th August 2018