Job Summary:
We have a great opportunity for a Qualified social worker to join a children’s team in South East London
Responsibilities:
Safeguard and promote the welfare of children in need, working wherever possible with parents / carers to ensure that children have a childhood that is safe and that they are securely attached to their carer. Wherever possible promote choice in the way that services are provided
Seek to build on the strengths and resilience within families
Secure the involvement and appropriate participation of children and young people, and their parents / carers.
Receive and evaluate requests for Children and Families social services, ensuring that an appropriate and timely response is made in accordance with organisational arrangements, departmental policy, legal requirements and regulated standards.
Receive and respond to requests for service, passing on information to the relevant work colleagues as required.
Ensure that the people or organisations that have requested the service are kept informed of the outcome of their request.
Co-ordinate or contribute to assessments of need, including initial, core, court and other specialist assessments.
To analyse information and make recommendations on the appropriate services or support for individual children and their families.
To maximise the use of information and communication technologies to ensure the effective communication between professionals working with children in need and their families.
Carry out actions arising from assessments of need, including designing appropriate packages of service or support, providing advice, services or support to children and families, or presenting cases to Fostering or Adoption Panels, or to courts.
• Pay rate is between £20– £25 per hour
GSCC Registration is essential.
THIS POST IS SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED CRB DISCLOSURE WHICH TRADEWIND WILL PAY FOR
Tradewind Recruitment Referral and Refund Scheme
* Refer a friend today and you will receive £100 cash once they have worked 30 days through Tradewind Recruitment
* We offer a GSCC refund to candidates who have worked through Tradewind Recruitment for a period of 6 months
Register with us and receive over 50% discount on all our Professional Development Courses once you have worked through Tradewind Recruitment.
Please give us a call if you would like to find out more about our immediate vacancies and Social Work careers.
Terms and Conditions apply
If you are interested in this position please email your CV to socialwork@twrecruitment.com or contact our Consultants directly on 08458801273.
Tradewind Recruitment is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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