Tempting Recruitment are working alongside our client, a Local Authority, who are looking to recruit an experienced Children Services Experienced / Senior Social Worker - Level 3 to join their team based in South London
JOB DETAILS
PAY RATE: £37- £44.50 per hour
WORK TYPE: Temporary
WORK PATTERN: Full Time
LOCATION: South London
JOB SUMMARY
The Senior Social Worker will manage and monitor on a high need complex and challenging caseload of children, families and careers with a degree of autonomy; developing and implementing casework while informing and making recommendations to management of any of irregularities/serious issues.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The duties and responsibilities of the role will include:
To implement positive change in complex cases in children, families and careers lives by using systemic social work methods, models and tools, with the aims of helping them to be as independent as possible. To also manage and minimise risks of abuse and neglect as well as meeting care needs while exercising a high quality of professional judgement
To undertake and devise in-depth and robust assessments, care planning and reviewing activity and formulate recommendations for support plans
To prepare applications and reports for court and to represent the Council at court in relation to this and make recommendations and judgements to consider legal action, where appropriate
THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE
The successful candidate will have the following skills and competencies:
Professional qualification in social work and must be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (or any successor body)
Professional qualification in social work and must be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (or any successor body)
Gained accreditation in one of the following or equivalent, Practice Educator training, Accredited CPD equivalent training
Up to date professional and technical expertise in relation to children.
Please be advised that only candidates that have the specific skills and experiences required for this role will be shortlisted and submitted to our client for review.
HOW TO APPLY
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