Social Worker - Children With Disability

Job overview

As a Children with Disabilities Social Worker, you will play a vital role in supporting children and young people with physical, learning, sensory, or developmental disabilities, along with their families. Your work focuses on promoting the wellbeing, safety, and rights of children, ensuring they have access to appropriate care, education, and social opportunities.

You will assess individual needs, develop care plans, coordinate multi-agency support, and advocate for services that enhance quality of life. This role requires empathy, resilience, and a strong understanding of safeguarding, disability legislation, and child development. You’ll work closely with schools, health professionals, and voluntary organisations to create inclusive environments where children can thrive.

Main duties of the job

• Assessment and Care Planning
• Conduct comprehensive assessments of children’s needs, strengths, and risks.
• Develop and review individual care and support plans in collaboration with families and professional
• Safeguarding and Protection
• Identify and respond to safeguarding concerns.
• Participate in child protection conferences, strategy meetings, and court proceedings when necessary.
• Advocacy and Support
• Advocate for the rights and needs of children with disabilities.
• Support families in accessing services such as education, health care, respite care, and financial assistance.
• Multi-Agency Collaboration
• Work closely with schools, health professionals, voluntary organisations, and other agencies.
• Coordinate services to ensure a holistic and integrated approach to care.
• Monitoring and Review
• Regularly monitor the child’s progress and wellbeing.
• Update care plans and ensure services remain appropriate and effective.
• Record Keeping and Reporting
• Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential records.
• Prepare reports for internal use and external bodies, including courts and review panels.
• Promoting Inclusion
• Encourage participation in community and educational activities.
• Support transitions, such as moving from child to adult services.
• Professional Development
• Stay informed about legislation, policy, and best practices.
• Participate in supervision, training, and reflective practice.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the job description (see ‘documents to download’ section below) for full details of the main responsibilities for this role.

At CWP, our recruitment selection processes are based on both competence (see person specification for details) and values.

CWP recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values in their everyday life and we use a values-based approach in our interviews, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it.

Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and think about how these align with your own personal values. The supporting information section in your application should reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated behaviours and you should provide examples from your work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviours.

An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page. Further help and support for completing your application can be accessed via our website. If you need any further guidance to help you complete your application, contact our recruitment team via email at: [email protected] or by calling 01244 393100.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the ‘essential’ criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer ‘YES’ to the question: ‘Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?’

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post and encourages applications from armed forces reservists or cadet force adult volunteers.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16 per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team CWP very soon!