Qualified Social Worker - Referral and Assessment

Posted 14 February 2020
Salary £30.00 - £34.00 per hour + Depending on experience
LocationKingston upon Thames
Job type Contract
Discipline Social Care
Referencerem-43987698_1581677790
Contact NameHolly Astrop

Job description

Remedy Recruitment Group are currently seeking an experienced Qualified Social Worker to work within a Referral and Assessment Team for Achieving for Children based in Kingston.

Job Purpose

The post holder will have a major contribution to make to the delivery of our vision and strategic priorities set out in the Children and Young People's Plan, by delivering all aspects of high quality social work provision to children and their families. Undertake cases independently and demonstrate an ability to adapt the approach from first principles to deal with more complex or unusual cases, assessing and managing risks appropriately.

The Social worker in the Referral and Assessment Team will respond to all children's social care referrals received by the Single Point of Access team. The Social worker will undertake a range of assessment and care planning work including;

  • Initial and Core Assessments
  • Strategy Discussion and section 47 Investigations
  • Initial Child Protection Conference
  • Initial Care Proceedings
  • Initial accommodation to local authority care
  • Initial Statutory Review

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*

If you are interested and would like to find out more please apply to this advert with a copy of your updated CV. Alternatively, please send your CV directly