Designated Social Care Officer (DSCO) – 2 Years Fixed Term Contract

Location: South East London

Reference: SCS392

Supply Care Solutions are a market-leading Medical, Social Care and Education recruitment consultancy, we offer a range of accredited services across the public sector, providing highly skilled, compliant professionals in all grades and specialties, including short, long term and permanent positions.

Hours: Full time (Monday to Friday) 36 hours  

Salary: £44,070.00 – £52,327.00 + £2,000 Golden Hello + £2,000 Annual Retention Allowance and Lease Car

Location: Bromley Civic Centre/flexible working

Job profile:

About the Designated Social Care Officer (DSCO) role:

This is an exciting opportunity to shape this new role which is aimed at strengthening collaborative working between Education, Health and Social care.

The DSCO will strategically lead in embedding the social care elements of the SEND strategy across the local authority and ensure we are compliant with legislative requirements of the SEND Code of Practice 0-25 (2015), and that we are meeting our statutory responsibilities under the Children and Family Act (2014) and Care Act (2014).

The Designated Social Care Officer will support colleagues in children’s social care to ensure they meet their statutory duties for children and young people with SEND aged 0-25, leading to improved outcomes for children and young people with SEND.

The post holder will represent Bromley Council at key regional and national events and will be a source of expert professional advice on SEND reforms relating to social care within Bromley and will seek to learn nationally from the evidence base of best practice.

We are looking for a social worker that:

• Applicants must have completed their ASYE.
• Is passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)
• Has an in-depth knowledge and understanding of both social care legislation and the SEND reforms.
• Is confident and competent to negotiate with and influence others, build and nurture effective partnerships, working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders across the Local Authority, community, parent and voluntary organisations, promoting opportunities for co-production.
• Can offer training, advice and guidance to staff throughout the organisation and to partner agencies as the social care lead.
• Has experience of using quality assurance frameworks and systems to monitor and review the effectiveness of services.
• Is able to identify areas of the EHCP processes which require practice improvement and be able to present solutions.
• Is able to demonstrate excellent organisational, planning and administrative skills to a high standard, alongside being able to plan your workload in order to meet strict deadlines and work collaboratively with team members.
• Has effective leadership and negotiation skills and experience of working collaboratively with Senior Managers to drive organisational developments and changes

Staff Benefits:

• Golden Hello & Annual Retention Allowance
• Merited pay scheme
• 30 days Annual Leave
• The opportunity to participate in the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Excellent training and career development pathway
• Free Car Parking at Bromley Civic Centre
• The ability to claim mileage for business trips in line with HMRC guidance
• Relocation Allowance (up to £8,000) for successful candidates relocating from overseas or outside the outer southeast area
• A range of salary sacrifice schemes, including for lease cars, technology equipment and for gym.
• Benefit scheme also includes a range of discounts at local retailers

To apply, please submit the following documents:

CV, a personal statement must be included.

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