Associate Family Court Adviser - Social Worker - Multiple Locations

Cafcass ,
Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire
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ALL internal applicants are asked to upload current CV. You can also provide a 'supporting statement' as part of your application which may include some of the information you would normally include in the EOI. We continue to closely monitor the situation surrounding the outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and are following official guidance from the government and the advice given by Public Health England. We are continuing to recruit but are adapting our timescales and processes to reflect the guidance and advice. Therefore, if we progress your application we will engage with you remotely, either by telephone and/or video call. Associate Family Court Advisers, self-employed social workers contracted by Cafcass on a case by case basis, are an important branch of the Cafcass working community. They are commissioned by local Cafcass teams across England to help manage case demand and complement the work of our employed practitioners. There are many reasons why people choose to engage with Cafcass in this way. The unique nature of the work, the flexibility and independence to manage income and work/life balance, and the opportunity to do other work alongside are just some. We welcome interest at this time from individuals that are able to support service delivery working on a mixed caseload of Public and Private Law, with the ability to travel at least an hour away from your home at times. We are looking for Associate FCA's from a variety of specific locations, that can be seen on the document attached to the vacancy, detailing the area's we are specifically advertising for. Principally, we invite applications from the below area as a pritority; * Nottingham, Derby, Coventry, Stoke on Trent * Norfolk, Suffolk * M5 corridor from Bristol to Gloucester * M4 corridor Bristol, Reading and Slough. However, we are also considering applications from candidates from the below areas; * Leeds, Sheffield and Hull * Lancaster, Carlisle and Newcastle * Manchester and Liverpool Please do review the attached document with maps and details of the locations surrounding these offices we are advertising for. If you are interested in applying to become an Associate, please note you must: * Be social work qualified * Have 3+ years post qualifying experience * Be SWE registered to work in England We also think for you to succeed and truly make a difference you should be someone who: * is an expert in safeguarding, child engagement, inter-agency working, case analysis, planning and recording * can work independently * is committed to their continuous professional development (CPD) * has experience working with highly vulnerable children and families * is resilient and organised * can work proportionately * has strong, intuitive IT skills * is an effective verbal and written communicator. If you haven't already, we suggest taking a few minutes to go onto the Associate Family Court Adviser section of our website on the below web-site link: This will help you gain a better understanding of what becoming an Associate FCA entails, what you can expect in terms of remuneration and the support you will receive. We hope you are still interested and if so, hope you will take a few minutes to apply. As well as submitting a current CV, you'll be able to submit a supporting statement if you wish, in which you might want to let us know why you are interested in becoming an Associate FCA. If having reviewed your details we feel you meet our criteria, we'll be in touch to confirm the next steps which initially will be an telephone interview, online assessment. However, we'd like to use this opportunity to let you know where and when we'll be holding panel interviews via Skype - which is the last stage of the recruitment process - over the next few months: Last date for applications: 29/06/2020 Telephone interviews: 02/07/2020 - 03/07/2020 Final interview / assessment: Online Assessment - 03/07/2020 - 07/07/2020 Final Interview - 09/07/2020 - 10/07/2020 Please note we may close this vacancy prior to the advertised closing date should we feel we have sufficient applications. Our application process is very quick and simple and so encourage you to apply now. These dates are subject to change but rest assured we will be in touch as quickly as we can. In the meantime, if you would like to informally find out about the role before deciding to apply, you are welcome to contact the Recruiting Manager by email advising of the best number to contact you on and most suitable time(s) (Anisha Kavia - ). However, please note we cannot accept applications / CVs by email and you must apply online but rest assured the process is quick and simple. Finally, if you want to find out a bit more about us why should consider joining us visit or if you wish to view all of our current vacancies, go to Current Cafcass Vacancies. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender

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