Remedy Recruitment Group are looking for a Qualified/Senior Social Worker for an Assessment Team for Surrey County Council.

Job Purpose

-to provide an assessment of the needs of family members, their strengths and any risks to
children's health/development or significant harm to the child/ren and develop SMART plans that
will meet the needs of family members and reduce risks to children, in conjunction with children
and their families and in the most complex cases
-to work with partners to meet those needs and monitor progress via child in need and core group
meetings involving families, young people and relevant professionals
-to chair reviews of children in need cases, strategy discussions, permanency planning meetings
and professional's meetings on complex cases
-to conduct complex child protection investigations where a multi-agency strategy discussion
considers there are grounds to believe the child has or is likely to suffer significant harm and to
involve families in developing plans for change which will reduce the risk of significant harm and
keep children in their families wherever possible.