Our client, Birmingham Children's Trust is looking for social workers to join their Safeguarding team.

JOB SUMMARY

To provide time limited intervention and intensive support to families who are in crisis or where dysfunctional relationships between young people (aged 12 to 16) and their families are leading to an immediate risk of family breakdown. Interventions will be aimed at preventing the escalation in family breakdown and to stabilise the child or young person's situation thus enabling them to remain in the community. A variety of social work interventions will be used including casework, direct work on an outreach basis, and if appropriate, group work or other social work services relevant to meeting the assessed needs of individuals and families.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

To respond flexibly and rapidly to requests for interventions and support packages to maintain young people with their families in the community. To work closely with colleagues in Children's Specialist Services to monitor and review cases as part of BCT's strategy to reduce the number of children and young people becoming looked after by the local authority. To ensure that practice responds positively and sensitively to cultural, religious, linguistic and ethnic diversity and in relation to gender, sexual orientation, family status and ability.

Responsibilities of the social worker:

• Manage a workload of cases which includes the assessment and supervision of looked after children, child protection, children in need and carers to compile plans of service needs
• Carry out statutory supervision and child care planning
• Maintain performance in line with agreed personal targets to ensure that the local and nation targets for the team and service are achieved

The Willows Specifically

stable team mostly perm staff in the team . Manageable case load. 21 children per person verity of private law cp and children in need. Good experience good assessment skills and be able to feed it back with their thinking and be confident in their practice . need to be in recent work and have good reference/ assessment skills is a must.

Benefits of working with Remedy
* A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
* Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
* Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
* Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

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To be considered for this role, please apply with your CV on the social care team.

Remedy Social Care is a REC Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.