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Are you a qualified social worker who is registered with Social Work England?

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Do you have at least 2 years' experience as a qualified Social Worker after the date that you qualified?

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Are you PEPS qualified?

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We want everyone to be able to perform at their best during the selection process. Do you require any adjustments that you feel would benefit you?

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Equal Opportunities

Frontline operates a policy of equal opportunities for recruitment and throughout the CSW programme and your responses will help us to monitor that policy. The data collected will be used solely for that purpose. Some of this data is classified as special category data under the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and we request your consent to process it. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting dpo@thefrontline.org.uk.

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Our competencies

Practice skill and knowledge

Demonstrates a high standard of practice skill in direct work with children in need and their families (including children in need of protection), with a track record in improving outcomes for children and families. This includes relationship building, communication skills and analysis.
Has a thorough knowledge of statutory frameworks within children’s social care.
Has a good knowledge of theories, conceptual frameworks, practice models and research findings that underpin effective social work practice, including awareness of current issues and debates in the social work profession and in social work academia.
Applies evidence-based models of social work into practice in a statutory children’s social care setting.

Analysis and decision making

Is comfortable in managing risk in a high pressure, human services environment.
Has confidence in their own decision making and ability to work autonomously, balanced with an ability to self-reflect and seek advice when necessary.
Is able to critically evaluate information in the context of high complexity and risk, understanding the role of evidence and one’s own intuition in decision making.
Can critically evaluate and effectively manage risk in complex family situations, recognising how bias and evidence influence risk management. Can develop multiple hypotheses about situations that make sense to families, and help people make decisions about what action to take.

Communication

Possesses high quality skills in written (e.g., reports), verbal and non-verbal communication with children and families.
Able to provide clear and comprehensive analysis in both written and verbal form underpinning decisions, making sure the rationale for why and how decisions have been made is comprehensive and well expressed.
Able to use their excellent communication skills to confidently provide analytical, constructive feedback to others to develop their practice.

Developing and assessing practice

Able to model professionalism through practice skill, personal presentation, behaviour, and self-reflectivity.
Is committed to shaping the learning of others and to developing outstanding social workers to lead change for families.
Is able to observe, analyse and give feedback on practice, identifying areas of strengths and areas for development.

Supervision and leadership

Able to create a supervisory relationship which provides an emotionally containing space for the supervisee, including being highly supportive and nurturing.
Is able to adapt this relationship to be more enabling as the supervisee develops in competence and confidence.
Able to monitor systematically the compliance of participants with the requirements of the programme, the policies and procedures of the local authority, and statutory and regulatory requirements and guidance.
Is willing and able to challenge and address any non-compliance.

Organisation and planning

Is organised and manages their own time effectively, planning ahead systematically well in advance.
Able to organise and plan the arrangements and learning opportunities for four participants over the course of year.
Able to ensure that all the requirements of the CSW role are delivered within required timescales.
Able to support and organise the participants so that they deliver what is required within required timescales.

Self-reflexivity

Can demonstrate confidence in having their own practice observed and scrutinised by others.
Is self-reflective, aware of strengths and areas for development, and able to use critical feedback to improve own performance, taking responsibility for one’s own professional development.

Applications will be reviewed anonymously, so please remove any personal identifying information from your answers (i.e. number of years experience, Frontline programme Fellow)

Why do you want to be a CSW? Which elements of the role are particularly appealing to you? (200 words)

Please give an example of how you have effectively contributed to the professional development of other social workers/students. How have you used supervision and/or leadership to influence change in the person’s practice, and more broadly within your organisation? (400 words)

Please tell us about some feedback (verbal or written) you have received from children and families you have worked with. What did you learn from this feedback and how has this influenced your practice? Consider both what others’ perceive to be your strengths and weaknesses in your answer. (400 words)

Social workers often have high case loads and work in high pressure environments. Please tell us about your approach to managing complexity, uncertainty and competing demands. Please include how you ensure that families receive the best possible support. (400 words)

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