Social Worker – Children’s Social Care
| Posting date: | 30 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £208.42 per day |
| Additional salary information: | per day PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2024 |
| Location: | HARTLEPOOL, TS24 8AY |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | Hartlepool 1003818114922898 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Interim Social Worker – Children’s Social Care
Reference no: Hartlepool 1003818114922898
Pay Rate: £208.42 per day PAYE
35-37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 3 months
City: HARTLEPOOL
Hybrid working, working 3 days in the office
Enhanced DBS required for this role
An experienced Social Worker is required to work within the Safeguarding Assessment and Support Team.
Key Responsibilities
Work with children and families and provide a comprehensive Social Work service from the point of single assessment through to work on a long term basis. The team support children in need, including those in need of protection by assessing need, creating packages of support and managing risk.
Provide high quality services to children, young people and their families.
Ensure that work is completed within the stated timescales in accordance with both national and local policy.
Manage a mixed workload, including working with vulnerable children, young people, families and carers who experience complex problems.
Ensure needs are met and risks are managed to achieve best outcomes for children and young people.
Work collaboratively with and develop good working relationships with individual children and young people, families, carers, colleagues and other agencies. Maintain records in relation to recording information about children and families in line with Council policy and procedure.
Provide high quality and timely assessments and reports in the agreed format.
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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.
Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, we cannot, unfortunately, respond to all applications. If, therefore, you have not heard from us within 3 days please make a working assumption that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles
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:
Social Work England registration.
Possess or graduate this year with a Social Work qualification at a degree or diploma level (or equivalent).
Knowledge:
Demonstrate considerable knowledge of current childcare legislation and guidance and regulation.
Demonstrate significant knowledge of theory, research, policy and the law relating to social work with children and families, including understanding of child development.
Knowledge of key theories and methods for work with children, young and families such as child development, systems theory and restorative practice.
Knowledge of the law, policy, and up-to-date research and guidance.
Experience:
Minimum of 12 months experience
Skills & Abilities:
Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite).
Ability to produce concise, literate reports and plans using the accepted agency frameworks, which specify evidence-based interventions and related outcomes.
Demonstrate ability to take responsibility for workload and priorities, and to use own initiative to respond independently to problems and unexpected situations, seeking support from the Team Manager as appropriate.
Ability to write in a clear, concise and professional way and be understood by a variety of audiences.
Ability to work in partnership with other agencies to secure positive outcomes and help children, young people, families and carers to access resources.
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Job Ref: Hartlepool 1003818114922898
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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