PT Social Worker – Assessment Team
| Posting date: | 30 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £32.31 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | per hour PAYE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 May 2024 |
| Location: | PETERBOROUGH, PE2 8TY |
| Company: | Triumph Consultants Ltd |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | PCC (HQ) PCC17712 |
Summary
What's involved with this role:
Interim PT Social Worker – Assessment Team
Reference no: PCC (HQ) PCC17712
Pay Rate: £32.31 per hour PAYE
18.50 Monday – Friday, TBC
This opening assignment is for 3 months
City: PETERBOROUGH
One week in three Duty – office based, other two weeks hybrid – children and families still to be seen during this time.
Monday, Tuesday PM and Wednesday
Enhanced DBS required for this role
Carry a workload reflecting increasing complexity, risk, uncertainty and challenge, in line with the capability of a social worker with a minimum of one year’s post qualification experience in a social work role. Regular supervision will be in accordance with the departmental supervision policy. Work within relevant current legislation and the procedural framework of Peterborough City Council (the Council). Work collaboratively with children, young people and families/carers to assess their needs and plan and deliver services in accordance with the social work team’s service area.
Key Responsibilities
Work in partnership with children, young people and families/carers and, through building effective relationships, to elicit their needs and views and promote participation in decision making.
Undertake assessments in accordance with statutory/regulatory and operational standards, policy, and procedures for the service and in the context of assessing risk to children and young people.
Plan, implement and review a range of interventions for children, young people and families/carers in accordance with statutory/regulatory and operational standards, policy and procedures for the service.
Manage a workload independently, seeking support and suggesting solutions for workload difficulties.
Make pro-active use of supervision to support effective practice, reflection and career development and to meet the objectives of Performance Development Reviews.
Maintain accurate, up to date records safely and confidentially in accordance with the Council’s policies and procedures. Produce succinct, well-structured records and reports, clearly recording and reporting analysis and judgements.
Pro-actively engage with colleagues and a range of organisations to identify, assess, plan for and support the needs of children, young people and families/carers in order to promote positive change and independence, whilst demonstrating confident and effective judgement about risk to children and young people.
Carry out all duties in accordance with the Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy and other policies designed to protect employees and service users from harassment. It is the duty of the post holder not to act in an oppressive or discriminatory manner towards employees or service users. The post-holder should respond to such practice or behaviour by challenging or reporting it.
Meet the requirements of the Professional Capabilities Framework, Social Worker level, and of registration with the HCPC in respect of practice standards, conduct and professional development.
NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobs@tclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly.
To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF
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:
Qualifications:
Social Work qualification at a degree or diploma level (or equivalent).
Social Work England registration.
Knowledge:
Knowledge and understanding of the values and principles underpinning the involvement of children, young people and families/carers, including the right to access independent advocacy and complaints processes.
Knowledge and application of the legal and policy frameworks and guidance that inform and mandate social work practice in Children’s Social Care.
Knowledge and understanding of the practice area relevant to the post, including critical awareness of current issues and evidence based practice research.
Knowledge and understanding of the Professional Capabilities Framework as it applies to the Social Worker level.
Experience:
At least 1 year’s post qualifying experience as a social worker in Children’s Social Care
Skills & Abilities:
Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, to a range of audiences including children, young people, parents and carers and professional colleagues.
Ability to manage workload independently, maintaining professionalism in more challenging circumstances and seeking support and suggesting solutions for workload difficulties.
Ability to gather information so as to inform judgement for interventions in more complex situations and in response to challenge, clearly reporting and recording analysis.
Ability to use a range of interventions effectively and evaluate them in practice.
Ability to use electronic business support processes for maintaining case recording and diary management.
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Job Ref: PCC (HQ) PCC17712
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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