Children Social Worker, Senior Practitioner, Staffordshire

Children Social Worker, Senior Practitioner, Staffordshire
 
Payrate- £33.00
 
Job Description:
Derbyshire County Council is seeking a dedicated and experienced Social Worker to join our team in the Amber Valley Locality. This role involves managing a caseload of Single Assessments, Children in Need (CIN), and Child Protection (CP) cases. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience working with individuals with Learning Disabilities and Neurodiversity
 
Key Responsibilities:

• Conducting Single Assessments to identify the needs of children and families.
• Managing and supporting Children in Need (CIN) cases.
• Ensuring the safety and well-being of children through Child Protection (CP) case management.
• Providing specialized support to individuals with Learning Disabilities and Neurodiversity.
• Collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams to provide comprehensive support.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date case records.
• Triaging referrals and making MASH (Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub) enquiries.
• Speaking to parents and agencies to gather information.
• Making threshold recommendations to determine if assessments are needed.
• Giving direction to MASH Officers (call handlers).
• Supporting the permanent duty social worker.
• Completing reviews of assessed needs.
• Handling ASGSF requests.
• If capacity allows, supporting with Access to Records and completing adoption records/summaries.

 
 
 
This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:  

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to 
• An easy registration process (all done online) 
• Referral schemes and incentives  
• Ongoing compliance managed for you 
• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more. 

 
 
Please contact Caleb on caleb.clegg@pprsocialcare.co.uk  or ring 07483465263 for more information.  
 
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this is not the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO (Independence Reviewing Officer), BIA (Best Interest Assessor), MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager