Social Work Assistant Young Peoples Team

<p><strong>What will you be doing?</strong></p><p>An opportunity has arisen for a full time Social Work Assistant in the East Kent Young People’s Team. The service has been in place for over six years now and this is an exciting time to join our growing and dynamic team as we build and consolidate good practice in this area of social work. </p><p>You will be involved in assessing the needs of disabled young people as they transition into adulthood and planning with them support to build their skills and independence. Our teams consist of Social Workers and Social Work Assistants and you will be required to support the role of the Social Workers within the team and also to have an allocated caseload yourself. You will be required to work closely with our colleagues in Children’s Social Work Teams, a range of teams within the Lifespan Pathway and other key agencies such as Health, Education and the voluntary sector.</p><p>Kent County Council offers a hybrid working model with a combination of home and office working. The contractual base will be Brook House, Whitstable or St Peter’s House, Broadstairs. The team covers a large geographical area and there would be an expectation that you are able to work flexibly across the whole area covered by the team.</p><p>You will be highly motivated and demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills to deliver the highest quality service to disabled young people, their families and carers. Experience in either Children’s or Adult’s Services would be essential.</p><p>This post is considered by Kent County Council to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.</p><p>This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.</p><p><strong>Interviews will be held on Thursday, 24 September 2026 at Brook House, Whitstable.</strong></p><p><strong>About you</strong></p><p> <em>For more information about the role, please contact Rachael Poore, Team Manager, on 03000 412392 or via Email - <a href="mailto:Rachael.Poore@kent.gov.uk" target="_blank">Rachael.Poore@kent.gov.uk</a>.</em></p><p><strong>About us</strong></p><p>Work that works for you and us - let's talk flexibility!</p><p>KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county's working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.</p><p>Please note - if you are interested, please apply soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply. </p> <ul></ul>

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