Social Worker - Children in Care
| Posting date: | 11 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £25.13 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | per hour PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 May 2024 |
| Location: | WAKEFIELD, WF1 1DF |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | Wakefield TCL 0008 B678 / 1 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Interim Social Worker - Children in Care
Reference no: Wakefield TCL 0008 B678 / 1
Pay Rate: £25.13 per hour PAYE
37 Monday – Friday, 08:30 - 17:00
This opening assignment is for 3 months
City: WAKEFIELD
Enhanced DBS disclosure required
Hybrid working
Social Worker required for a Children in Care Team within Wakefield with a specific focus on Care Proceedings and Adoption Work.
Key Responsibilities
Carry out the role and responsibilities of a key worker for a caseload which will include complex and statutory work
Undertake assessment, planning and reviewing work concerning children in need, children subject to child protection plans and children who are looked after in care using the Signs of Safety model and a child-focused approach in accordance with agreed statutory and service procedures.
Work restoratively with children and young people, families and carers to maintain and develop effective relationships and to help them make informed decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to service planning
Be responsible for analysing information to support the ongoing needs of children, young people and their families and carers
Work directly with children and young people to ensure that assessments and interventions are informed by their views
Maintain and develop effective working relationships with other professionals within the directorate and with partner agencies to ensure integrated, holistic and multidisciplinary approach to the care management and safeguarding of children and young people.
Work with children and young people, families, carers and communities to help them make informed choices and decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to service planning.
Utilise appropriate information and communication technology to ensure the provision of prompt and efficient services and information to service users, partner agencies and other stakeholders and maintain accurate and complete records.
Be responsible for planning and negotiating a range of appropriate services and interventions that meet the needs of children and young people within delegated levels of responsibility
Use high level communication skills including listening, building empathy, consultation and negotiation to ensure positive outcomes for children and young people.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
Qualifications:
Appropriate social work professional qualification ( BA or MA in Social Work, Dip in Social Work, or equivalent recognised by the Central Council for Education & Training in Social Work)
Registration with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Knowledge:
In depth knowledge of relevant policies, appropriate legislation, government guidance and best practice in all aspects of social work in the Local Authority appropriate to the needs of children, young people, their families and carers from diverse backgrounds
A wide knowledge and understanding of the needs of service users
Extensive knowledge and experience of Signs of Safety and evidence based practice and a track record of integrating this into own practice and service delivery
Extensive knowledge of a range of theories and models for Social Work Interventions with individuals, families, groups and communities
Extensive knowledge of the looked after children system and the child protection process
A broad knowledge of the range of services available to children, young people, their families and carers
Good knowledge and experience in applying and assessing against the social work standards required by the Health & Care Professions Council
Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the Knowledge and Skills Statement for Children and Family Social Workers
In-depth knowledge of child development, attachment theory, anti-discriminatory practice, Assessment Framework, social work theory and methods
Experience:
Significant experience of working together with others across voluntary and statutory agencies, providing a social work service to children, young people and their families and carers, gained in statutory settings at a practitioner level, undertaking a full range of statutory social work tasks
Substantial experience of direct work with children, young people and families
Significant experience of implementing a child focused approach using the Signs of Safety model
Substantial experience of advocacy and user involvement
A broad range of experience of working as a workplace supervisor supporting student social workers and/or newly qualified social workers
Substantial experience of work in the court arena with appropriate support to obtain and implement court orders
Broad experience in applying reflective practice techniques to critically analyse information to inform decision making and planning
Experience in collating and presenting information to make and contribute to assessments and of using supervision effectively
Experience of developing, implementing and reviewing support plans
Experience in undertaking a variety of assessments for the purposes of Court, Adoption Work and pre-birth assessments is required.
Skills & Abilities:
Keyboarding skills are required to ensure accurate and appropriate information is produced and provided to service users, customers and clients.
Ability to communicate and record information in a clear, concise, logical manner.
Ability to disseminate knowledge effectively and contribute to the delivery of a high standard of service
Ability to travel across the Wakefield district as required as part of the role
Proven ability to engage with children, young people and their families and carers effectively and to form and develop effective working relationships
Ability to promote service users full involvement in decision making, where appropriate.
Ability to form effective working relationships with other professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies and community resources
Ability to contribute to the promotion of improved outcomes for individuals, families, carers and groups from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds
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Job Ref: Wakefield TCL 0008 B678 / 1
Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
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