Qualified Social Worker Family Support & Child Protection Team

Posted 04 May 2021
Salary Up to £35.00 per hour
LocationLambeth
Job type Contract
Discipline Social Care
ReferenceBen - FSCP_1620139284
Contact NameBen Holden

Job description

Remedy Recruitment Group is looking for a qualified social worker to join Lambeth's family support and child protection team.

Main purpose of post * To implement positive change in complex cases in children, families and carers lives by using systemic social work methods, models and tools, with the aims of helping them to be as independent as possible. To also manage and minimise risks of abuse and neglect as well as meeting care needs while exercising a high quality of professional judgement. * To lead and oversee professional judgements in the context of the relevant legal and policy frameworks. * To undertake and advise on high need comprehensive/complex and proportionate assessments of children using the assessment framework, to plan how those needs will be met, to support them with putting those plans in to action, and review those plans and reassess needs. * Establish and develop collaborative robust working with partner agencies; and promote, model and be accountable for effective inter-agency working arrangements to ensure children are protected from risk of significant harm and their care needs are met. * To carry out safeguarding enquiries, support the work of others involved in these enquiries, and to support children, families and carers with care and support needs to develop and put in to action plans appropriate to their wishes and circumstances. * Act in the role of the lead professional and be accountable in complex, statutory cases that require a qualified children's social worker, particularly child protection, care proceedings and looked after children cases.

Why join Remedy?

1st Tier agency

2 payrolls a week

Referral bonus's up to £400

Excellent service