Remedy Recruitment Group are looking to recruit a qualified social worker for a LAC team based in South London.

This is a locum position starting immediately for a minimum of 3 months.

As a member of the LAC team you will:

• Undertake interviews, observation and gather information from children, families and other agencies.  To analyse, summarise and evaluate this information to provide a holistic assessment of a child’s needs.
• Understand the context of child development, parenting capacity and family and environmental factors in which to establish the needs of an individual child.
• Assess and balance risk and protective factors within a child protection framework.
• Provide written and verbal reports which are concise, informative and based on analysis of complex evidence.
• Respond in a timely manner to all contacts from children and their families.
• Ensure that children and their families are provided with written reports about their circumstances and plans for intervention.
• Understand and respect the rights of children.