We have implemented an exciting model in Hackney. Our aim is to be the leading social work service for children and families in the country, and to reduce the number children in care by providing intensive and high quality therapeutic and practical support for families.

We have several units up and running (pictured below) and further information about the model, and the thoughts and experiences of the people within the units, can be found in the links on the right.

We will soon be recruiting Social Workers. We are looking for skilled practitioners who are committed to an evidence based approach and are excited about the impact we can have with the children and families we work with in Hackney.

Social work is a complex task. Over the years we believe that this has been largely forgotten. Not everybody can do social work well. Social workers have to have good support from the organisation they work for, freedom to practise at a high level and a range of intellectual abilities and emotional resilience to bring to the task. In short, social workers need to be highly professional. These are the type of people that we want working for us in Hackney.

We understand the importance of offering development opportunities and appropriate support and remuneration.

We plan to equip people with skills needed to be excellent social workers and we are establishing a fast-track process, to enable Social Workers to become Consultants within 12 to 18 months.

Sound interesting? Sign up for job alerts at www.jobs.hackney.gov.uk or watch this space.

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Page updated: 30 Apr 2008