Qualified Social Worker - Looked After Children

Posted 10 March 2020
Salary £32 - £35 per hour + DOE
Job type Temporary
Discipline Social Care
ReferenceSKY_1583837955
Contact NameSky Harp

Job description

Remedy Recruitment Group are looking for a Qualified Social Worker for a Looked After Children team for Newham Council.

Job Purpose

To effectively protect and promote the welfare of all children for whom the post holder is responsible.

To undertake assessments of children in need in accordance with the National Assessment Framework , Working Together, London Child Protection Procedures and Children Acts 1989 and 2004.

To lead the investigation of allegations of significant harm to children in consultation with the Practice Leader and other professionals.

To arrange regular visits with children and ensure that the views, wishes, feelings and lived experience of children is captured and at the forefront of all assessments, interventions and plans.

To establish professional relationships and behaviours that safeguards children and empower families to make positive changes.

To be responsible for making realistic child centred plans within a review timeline, that will manage and reduce identified risks and meet the needs of children. Apply twin and triple track planning to minimise the drift or delay, and be alert to the effectiveness or otherwise of current plans.

You will need to be:

HCPC registered

Eligible to work in the UK

Why Choose Remedy?

Competitive pay rates

Access to exclusive roles that aren't available from other agencies

1st tier agency

Up to £250 for each social work professional you refer to us who we place*

Receive up to £250 for finding your own job*