Swindon - Long Term Safeguarding and Child Protection Team

Posted 04 December 2020
Salary £33 - £35 per hour
LocationSwindon
Job type Contract
Discipline Social Care
ReferenceMIKEALA_1607068903
Contact NameMikeala Osborn

Job description

Our client, Swindon council is looking for a social worker to join their Long Term Safeguarding and Child Protection Team to work within pods to optimise the management, oversight and support to all social workers. There are 5 Social Workers, and 1 Manager per POD. The team requires Social Workers with experience and skill to undertake comprehensive assessments including parenting assessments in a timely way to inform development of outcome focused care plans with Children and their Families. The team undertake care proceedings within the court, both private and public. Social Workers initiate and complete within court timescales and achieve permanency plans for children including adoption. Social workers need to be able to understand and respond to complexity of risks and are required to evidence on records, including providing analysis of their interventions with children and families. Candidates need to be able to use theoretical perspectives to inform decision making and practice.

You will need to be:

Social work england registered
Eligible to work in the UK
Atleast 1 year post qualifying experience

If you do not have the required experience, you will not be contacted.

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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