Employer:Reading Borough Council
Reference:DTS0045
Salary:£31,606 - £36,657 pa (scp 39 - 45) (pay award pending)
Hours:Full-time, 37 hours per week
Working pattern:Full Time, Permanent position
Location:RG1
Closing date:29/08/2008 23:59 PM
FURTHER YOUR CAREER IN SOCIAL WORK
Reading Borough Council is a progressive and successful unitary local authority, providing a wide range of quality services to the local community. Sustainability is at the heart of the Council’s vision – from reducing the town’s carbon footprint to enhancing open spaces and ensuring equality of opportunity and quality of life for all. We care about the people who live in Reading and about those who work for us.
We’re looking for qualified social workers/managers to complement our existing teams.
Working in a dynamic and multi-cultural urban community, you will need experience of working in partnership with children, families and other agencies. In return, we offer a real commitment to support your learning and practice, with regular supervision and excellent learning and development opportunities, including specific social work interventions such as solution focused work and multi systemic therapy.
We also offer a wide range of staff benefits, including key worker housing schemes and flexible working, to help you balance your work and home life in the course of delivering a high quality service.
For more information, please contact the following:
Access and Assessment, contact Denise Cooke on 0118 955 3641;
Fostering Team, contact Maeve Coupe on 0118 955 3740;
Protection and Planning, contact Denise Mckay on 0118 901 5320;
Through Care, contact Debbie Curd on 0118 901 5330.
A Criminal Records Disclosure will be sought from the successful candidates.
Closing date: 29 August 2008
Equal Opportunities
We can only accept applications from people entitled to work in the
UK, i.e. a citizen of the European Union or someone with a valid work
permit.
Equal opportunities for all. Positive about disability.
