Job Title : Qualified Social Worker ( Family & children safeguarding and family support services)-HCPC registered
Duration of assignment: 3 months ongoing
Working hours: 37 hours per week
Job Description:
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Manage a caseload with various levels of complexity. In doing so the postholder will lead on complex assessments and provide evidence as necessary in court proceedings.
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To practice effectively, exercising high quality judgements in situations of increasing complexity, risk, uncertainty and challenge in Children’s Services, acting with confidence and considerable autonomy
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Ability to assess situations effectively, determine which interventions, knowledge and skills should be deployed, and ability to anticipate the possible progress of issues and options without pre-judging.
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To integrate professional knowledge, the views of people using services and research/evaluation evidence into practice.
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Ability touse knowledge and skills to take more initiative and continue to broaden and deepen abroad repertoire of responses.
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To have expertise in one or more areas of practice, be familiar with and linked in to local and national resource networks.
Major Tasks:
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Use appropriate assessment frameworks, applying information gathering skills to make and contribute to assessments, whilst continuing to build relationships and offering support to children and families. Use assessment procedures discerningly to inform judgement.
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Select, use and review appropriate and timely social work interventions, informed by evidence of their effectiveness, that are best suited to the service user(s), family, carer, setting and self.
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Demonstrate confident and effective judgement about risk and accountability in decision-making.
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Routinely evaluate the quality and impact (outcomes) of their own practice and that of their team/service. To apply and promote the Code of Ethics, regulatory and policy standards for practice, and continue to pursue continuing professional development and to deepen capability in all domains of the PCF.
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Continue to expand range of intervention methods and demonstrate particular expertise in one or more specific methods relevant to the work setting
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Make timely decisions when positive change is not happening
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Use contingency planning to anticipate complexity and changing circumstances
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Promote close and constructive relationships with children, young people and their families, and partner agencies.
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Work with children and young people, families, carers and communities to help them to make informed decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs ancontribute to service planning.
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Work in partnership with a range of statutory, independent and voluntary services to develop and implement care plan objectives and planned outcomes.
Qualifications required:
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Social Worker (HCPC registered).
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Evidence of commitment to continued professional and personal practise development as set out by the HCPC.
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Work within the BASW Professional Capabilities Framework for Social Work in Engalnd.
Experience:
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Considerable post qualification experience.
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Relevant training and experience in safeguarding children.
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Experience in a wide range of aspect of the social work role.
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Understanding the key pieces of legislation in place in respect ofchildren’s welfare and safeguarding.
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They apply the Code of Ethics as well as all relevant regulatory and policy standards for practice (e.g.Knowledge and Skills Statements) and continue to develop in all domains of the PCF. They start to use their initiative to broaden their repertoire of responses.
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They develop deeper expertise in one or more fields of practice, develop knowledge and skills relevant to their context (e.g. meeting the expectations of the Knowledge and Skills Statements) and are familiar with local (and wider) resource networks.
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They are recognised by peers and colleagues from other professions as a source of reliable knowledge and advice