£33.30 Per Hour
Full Time
Contract
Worcester, Hereford and Worcester
Social Care
Posted 23 days ago
Expires In 6 Days
Job Description
Looked After Children Team (LAC)
Rate: up to £33.30 per hour
We are recruiting for motivated social worker to join our busy team. This role is with one of the UK’s highest performing local authorities, serving as one of the best places to live and work in.
You must be SWE registered and have experience working in a LAC team.
Purpose of job:
- To work in partnership with children and families to address their social, emotional and environmental needs. The wishes of children and their families are of vital importance in formulating any plans in conjunction with multi-agency networks. Overall the role is to safeguard and promote the welfare of the most vulnerable children and young people in Worcestershire through the delivery of high quality services.
- To assess the risks and needs for vulnerable children and delivering services to improve the quality of their life. To co-ordinate services that enable the best outcome for children, young people and their families/carers and ensure the appropriate use of resources.
Main Activities & Responsibilities:
- As an experienced social worker, it is a requirement to be working towards a level of operating self- sufficiently in the application of relevant legislation, policy, procedures and social work theory (within normal arrangements for management accountability).
- The Social Worker must ensure the well-being and safety of the child/young person is paramount. This is through gathering and analysing all necessary information to complete a range of assessments that comply with statutory requirements and may require the Social Worker to consider alternative placements for the child or young person.
- To carry out tasks that fulfils the statutory requirements of children and young people receiving services.
- The Social Worker may be expected, on occasions, to represent the Authority in court and also may be required to attend as a witness or give evidence.
- To attend a range of meetings to update and exchange information, make decisions and review progress.
- To create, develop and review multi-agency outcome focused plans for children and young people.
- The Social Worker will undertake day duty tasks as required. Duty tasks will require telephone calls, visits or attending meetings.
This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you.
- 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 Joe Thomas-Samuels on 07860876427 or joe.thomas-samuels@pprsocialcare.co.uk for more information.
Joe Thomas-Samuels
Joe.Thomas-Samuels@pertempsmedical.co.uk
0203 897 1477
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