Qualified Social Worker - CP/CIN Team

Posted 16 August 2022
Salary Up to £42 per hour + Negotiable + Depending on Experience
LocationOldham
Job type Contract
Discipline Social Care
ReferenceJOE_1660659792
Contact NameJoe Hilton

Job description

Qualified Social Worker - Oldham Council, Greater Manchester - CP/CIN Team - Up to £42ph!

In Oldham we have high aspirations to achieve the very best outcomes for children and their families and to sustain them in their communities to live their best lives. We aim to ensure that all children and young people grow up in a safe and secure environment which meets their diverse needs and in which they can thrive. Our approach is to develop children and families' strengths and resilience, and we put them at the heart of everything we do, both as a Council and as an inter-agency partnership that we call #TeamOldham.

We are looking for an experienced, dynamic and highly motivated social worker who shares our aspirations for children and young people in Oldham. You will be passionate about securing good outcomes for children, young people and families. You will be part of a team of Social Workers that will specialise in meeting the needs of vulnerable children and young people. In this role you will undertake effective assessment and care planning as well as attend child protection case conferences, child in need meetings, legal planning meetings, LAC reviews, professionals' meetings, and undertake statutory duties. In addition, you will be responsible for the completion of children and family's assessments to determine thresholds of intervention with children and their families within a safeguarding context.

Key Responsibilities

You will need to have post qualifying experience in within a statutory safeguarding setting, including but not limited to long term safeguarding and care proceedings. You will have knowledge and experience of Safeguarding and of legislation, regulations and guidance relating to Children's social care together with an ability to assess and manage risk.

To have a responsibility for a complex and challenging caseload - dependent on skills and experience; to understand the journey and lived experiences of children and young people and to work with them to make things better in their lives. We will provide regular high quality reflective supervision, guidance and support.

To work alongside partner agencies to undertake various assessments, to devise and implement plans, and to evaluate and assess progress, in order to ensure the best possible outcomes for children, young people and their families, alongside partner agencies.

To continue to develop professionally and be accountable for the delivery of excellent social work practice.

If you have a strong commitment to working to secure good outcomes for children and families in Oldham and operate well within an environment that is supportive and targeted towards effective delivery, we would like to hear from you.

Benefits of working with Remedy

  • A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
  • Top tier supplier to numerous local authorities throughout the UK giving us access to jobs before other agencies.
  • Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
  • Option to be paid on either Wednesday or Friday.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

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.