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What's it like to work for South Tyneside Council?

At South Tyneside Council we are PROUD of our employees and the job that they deliver to make a difference in the lives of children, young people and their families.

Our service is made up of friendly, warm, enthusiastic and dedicated teams.

We are on the start of a journey, developing a new children’s strategy, we are making changes to the way we work to benefit our residents and employees.

All of our employees will say ‘the people make this council’ and it’s very true. You will be joining our team at a very exciting time.

We are implementing our ambitious ‘Our Council’ change and modernisation programme which will help us build on existing strengths and make some improvements so we can fulfil our bold ambitions for residents. We recently launched our 20-year ‘Vision’ for South Tyneside and developed new organisation ‘PROUD values’ which guide our ways of working.

Meet our social workers

Imran Munawar

ASYE Social Worker, South Tyneside Council

Hi, my name is Imran Munawar.

My role in South Tyneside Council is a social worker in the Children Services. I've been employed in South Tyneside Council since June 2021 and before that I joined the Council on a 100 day student placement.

There are a lot of things that attracted me you know to South Tyneside Council. Number one being the supportive and friendly team environment here. Everybody is very much supportive, helpful and the colleagues are really helpful. If you need support in terms of visits, in terms of family time contacts as well as general advice they're always there. It's a safe place to talk to them.

And the opportunities which are offered, it's really commendable.

A typical day involves chairing care team and core group meetings, attending strategy meetings, attending assessment sessions, going out on visits to see children in schools and in their homes, to do direct work to find out about their wishes and feelings.

Another thing, keeping a detective hat on, connecting the dots, seeing what is being said and what is not being said and then deciphering it, the verbal and non-verbal cues.

What families have said about Imran

Imran was dead funny and easy to talk to, I felt he did his best to listen to us, even when the house was hectic. The kids loved him. He was clear with what the worries were, and I felt supported by him. He was brilliant, he listened and acknowledged my views. I cannot think of anything he could have done differently.

A Parent

Hayley Wilson

Social Worker SSF5, South Tyneside Council

So, my name's Hayley Wilson.

My role is a social worker in the Strengthening and Supporting Families team. I've recently progressed into an adolescent post in the service so that's something that's up and new and coming.

I think for me from being a student in the council, I initially started in the Children with Disabilities team. Such a good experience, I felt really supported, to the point I'd kind of considered working here long term and I've never looked back!

I felt like there was good teams around me from colleagues to managers and what really really stuck out to me was the fact that I could just approach anybody on the floor. I can go to anybody across the team, I can walk along and speak to a manager, a service manager, we can share our experiences and also learn from experiences in practice.

There's always somebody available on the other ened of the phone. You've got your colleagues, you've got your supervisions, and just giving you that emotional support as well as those training opportunities and developing within your practice and for me I've recently just finished my progression which was a really really positive experience for me. It gave me an opportunity to kind of showcase some of the really good practice that I've done in South Tyneside Council. So working in a safeguarding team is both challenging and rewarding.

Working with children and families is the heart of our practice at South Tyneside Council. You're working with families one-to-one, working with children one-to-one is our bread and butter and we thrive to kind of make those positive changes based on all the strengths within the families to empower children and families to be together.

I really enjoying working for South Tyneside Council. I think every day I come into work it's a happy day. If there's days where you are feeling overwhelmed or you know you've got questions or you feel like you need some advice there's always someone there to ask.

What families have said about Hayley

I’ve received and read the parenting assessment. It’s a really thorough, well-balanced piece of work and I’m really impressed with the level of support that has gone into the rehabilitation plan. Parents have clearly worked really hard and sought support when necessary. Well done, Hayley, you’ve done a great job of pulling it all together.

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What makes South Tyneside unique?

Being a social worker for South Tyneside Council

Ambitious

At South Tyneside we’re ambitious, forward-thinking and looking for social workers that share our vision.

Supportive

We know safeguarding intervention is challenging and we want to ensure staff are safe and supported. You will work in a small team where you will benefit from strong guidance and oversight, and access to a management team that is visible and approachable.

Progression

We can offer progression and bespoke training and development to suit your progression needs whether you are experienced or newly qualified.

Workload

Our aspiration is to ensure you will have a caseload of no more than 16 children maximum at any one time.

Relationships

Our Strength Based Practice Framework works collaboratively with families to build trusting and respectful relationships and we place great importance on partnership relationships.

Supporting and Strengthening Families Team (SSF)

We have 6 small teams, each supported by a Manager and Senior Practitioner. In all of these teams you will work alongside families and other professionals to identify and build upon strengths, to support families to ensure the care arrangements of their children are safe. For further information contact Ravinder.haire@southtyneside.gov.uk.

Cared for team

We have two dedicated teams who work with children and young people cared for and we are committed to improving outcomes for our children and young people.

For more information contact Practice Managers: Natalie.clark@southtyneside.gov.uk and Helen.Singleton@southtyneside.gov.uk

Fostering Team

You will be working with colleagues and partners to deliver high-quality, fulfilling social work for our Foster Carers. We are able to offer new and exciting opportunities such as working on our successful Mockingbird Family Model and working alongside other local authorities to be part of the first Regional Recruitment hub – Foster with North East. For further information contact: Victoria.watson@southtyneside.gov.uk

Kinship Team

Working in the Kinship Team offers an opportunity to work with young people and families to support staying in the family unit. You will be working with colleagues to assess Kinship carers and Special Guardians and offer ongoing support including post-permanence support.

For further information contact: Lisa.henderson@southtyneside.gov.uk

Integrated Safeguarding Intervention Team (ISIT)

There are three assessment teams, all supported by a Manager and Senior Practitioner and they are the first people to meet children and families and set the tone for a collaborative and supportive relationship. Working in ISIT is fast paced but incredibly rewarding, for further information contact lauren.nesbitt@southtyneside.gov.uk

Safeguarding

South Tyneside Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure will be sought along with other relevant pre-employment checks.

Our training offer

South Tyneside Council supports a range of routes to gain social worker qualifications.
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Our fantastic benefits

As a valued member of our Social Care team you can take advantage of our fantastic benefits package.
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We’d love for you to join our team!

South Tyneside is a great place to be a social worker.
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Our ambitions

Financially secure

Healthy & well

Connected to jobs

Part of strong communities

Targeting support to make things fairer

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