WEBVTT - This file was automatically generated by VIMEO 0 00:00:00.900 --> 00:00:06.600 Well, I 1 00:00:06.600 --> 00:00:09.200 like most about working children services in Southend is 2 00:00:09.200 --> 00:00:12.400 being in South Bend. It's quite vibrant City and 3 00:00:12.400 --> 00:00:15.200 I love working with families to support them in their time of 4 00:00:15.200 --> 00:00:15.400 need. 5 00:00:17.100 --> 00:00:20.500 Our personal find a great place to live a 6 00:00:20.500 --> 00:00:21.300 great place to work. 7 00:00:22.600 --> 00:00:25.300 My work impacts the community I live in and I'll 8 00:00:25.300 --> 00:00:28.900 see the real change in the families that I work with every day 9 00:00:28.900 --> 00:00:31.200 that I'm working. I can see we're making 10 00:00:31.200 --> 00:00:34.400 a difference to the lives of Children and Families in 11 00:00:34.400 --> 00:00:35.200 South End. 12 00:00:39.700 --> 00:00:42.400 I've had the privilege of seeing our social workers 13 00:00:42.400 --> 00:00:45.400 moving to team manager roles and we provide all 14 00:00:45.400 --> 00:00:48.200 the support that's needed for your career progression. 15 00:00:49.200 --> 00:00:52.700 The managers and the teams are really supportive of newly 16 00:00:52.700 --> 00:00:55.700 qualified social workers and the trainings in 17 00:00:55.700 --> 00:00:58.500 place there to help you each step it away in 18 00:00:58.500 --> 00:01:01.500 your career development the organizational culture here 19 00:01:01.500 --> 00:01:04.000 in South industry come relax. If you've got 20 00:01:04.200 --> 00:01:07.100 a complex case, it's a really supportive in five women. We've got 21 00:01:07.100 --> 00:01:10.300 really good relationships with our partner agencies. So whenever I 22 00:01:10.300 --> 00:01:13.400 ever worry I can quickly pick up the phone and speak to someone and 23 00:01:13.400 --> 00:01:16.600 they'll be able to point me the right direction. They're working a great team. I've 24 00:01:16.600 --> 00:01:19.700 got a great manager a great support system with 25 00:01:19.700 --> 00:01:22.100 that support system. We see great results with the 26 00:01:22.100 --> 00:01:24.100 families and children we work with 27 00:01:27.900 --> 00:01:30.500 There's constant progress which I 28 00:01:30.500 --> 00:01:33.500 like and as a social worker. It's really 29 00:01:33.500 --> 00:01:36.200 good to know that you're getting a wide range of 30 00:01:36.200 --> 00:01:36.700 development. 31 00:01:37.700 --> 00:01:40.300 I think children services in South End are 32 00:01:40.300 --> 00:01:43.500 excellent to work with I find them immensely supportive. They have 33 00:01:43.500 --> 00:01:47.100 a great team behind them. They offer me therapeutic support 34 00:01:46.100 --> 00:01:49.500 EduCare support and somebody's 35 00:01:49.500 --> 00:01:52.200 always on the end of a phone call. We're particularly 36 00:01:52.200 --> 00:01:56.100 recognized for our work with children young people in county 37 00:01:55.100 --> 00:01:58.200 lines drugs and gangs. We're always 38 00:01:58.200 --> 00:02:01.200 up for new challenges and ideas from staff in terms of what will help 39 00:02:01.200 --> 00:02:04.500 them to do their job better. The leadership team are very 40 00:02:04.500 --> 00:02:08.300 keen and interested in new Innovations, and 41 00:02:07.300 --> 00:02:10.300 it's really exciting to be 42 00:02:10.300 --> 00:02:13.500 part of something that's improving and 43 00:02:13.500 --> 00:02:14.000 moving all the time. 44 00:02:17.300 --> 00:02:20.400 At Southend city council, you'll be 45 00:02:20.400 --> 00:02:23.400 provided with the ability to work flexibly. So you 46 00:02:23.400 --> 00:02:26.900 maintain a good work-life balance Flex. 47 00:02:27.400 --> 00:02:30.500 Ible working is really important to me. I'm able to kind of start my 48 00:02:30.500 --> 00:02:34.000 day off at home and then do visits in the afternoon or vice 49 00:02:33.300 --> 00:02:36.400 versa. Southland is a nice vibrant City. 50 00:02:36.400 --> 00:02:39.300 I can walk to my physics or take the bus because of the good 51 00:02:39.300 --> 00:02:39.900 transport links. 52 00:02:41.300 --> 00:02:44.200 Makes lots of faces to go out to eat and to 53 00:02:44.200 --> 00:02:47.800 decompress after work. You've got theaters. You've 54 00:02:47.800 --> 00:02:50.500 got Parks you've got lots of recreational things 55 00:02:50.500 --> 00:02:54.100 good shops. We have museums galleries music 56 00:02:53.100 --> 00:02:56.300 venues. It makes it a great 57 00:02:56.300 --> 00:02:57.100 place to live. 58 00:03:02.600 --> 00:03:05.400 Director, I'm committed to creating a supportive 59 00:03:05.400 --> 00:03:08.400 and nurturing work environment for our social workers and 60 00:03:08.400 --> 00:03:11.600 practitioners. We will deliver excellent supervision 61 00:03:11.600 --> 00:03:15.200 a Workforce Development plan and manageable caseloads. 62 00:03:14.200 --> 00:03:17.400 So you can do the job that you want to do we 63 00:03:17.400 --> 00:03:20.100 want your Innovation your ideas and we want you to 64 00:03:20.100 --> 00:03:23.400 join us on this journey as we improve the services and the offer 65 00:03:23.400 --> 00:03:26.400 to some of the most vulnerable children young people in Southland. The local 66 00:03:26.400 --> 00:03:29.700 foreign to me is big enough to cope small 67 00:03:29.700 --> 00:03:32.200 enough to care and that makes it a great place to work 68 00:03:32.200 --> 00:03:35.700 come and join a very supportive local Authority who 69 00:03:35.700 --> 00:03:37.400 has your career progression in mind.