Social Worker

Social Personnel ,
Bexley, Greater London
Salary: £35 per hour

Overview

Children’s Localities Social Worker Social Personnel are looking for a Qualified Social Worker to join the Locality Team in Bexley Duties: To promote and safeguard the welfare of children in need, looked after children and children in need of safeguarding by means of an effective assessment of need and the co-ordination and provision of appropriate services. To carry out assessments of children in need, including those in need of protection and looked after children. To co-ordinate service provision to meet the needs of those children. To carry out reviews and statutory visits in accordance with statutory and service procedures. To carry out direct work with children and their families in order to meet their assessed need. To respect and promote the needs of children arising from their racial, cultural, religious and linguistic background. To supervise children on behalf of Authority, as directed by the court. To recruit, assess and develop foster/kinship carers and adoptive parents as required. To engage parents, carers and children in meaningful and open working relationships, to encourage their full participation in meeting the needs of the children. To support the development of parents and carers as required in order to achieve best outcomes for the children. To undertake such work jointly with colleagues within the service and from other agencies in appropriate cases. To observe all statutory regulations. To meet the Standards set by Social Work England. To attend meetings as required. To prepare and present information (both written and oral) to Panels, the Court and other agencies. To maintain up-to-date records on all work carried out and to ensure good and effective communication with other professionals involved. To attend all regular supervision sessions with the Team Manager as required, taking an active part and preparing for each meeting. To participate in all training as required. To observe all Council and service policies and procedures in respect of administration and professional practice. To contribute to policy making within the service and to the evaluation and review of services. To undertake such duties commensurate with the level of responsibility for this post. What you need: Have post-qualified experience Be eligible to work in the U.K. HCPC registered and have a DBS. Completed ASYE 1 year children experience Benefits of working with Social Personnel: Access to the best roles across the UK earlier than other agencies; Social Personnel are a top Tier 1 agency through many of local authorities and trusts nationwide A way to give back to charitable organisations/disadvantaged young people, through our partnership with Youth at Risk, now known as GRIT Your weekly payment processed even if it misses the weekly approval cut-off for the 1st week - ending delays payments to you Training and development opportunities which meet the needs of your career and are tailored to you A market leading £250 referral bonus, for referring your colleagues to work for Social Personnel Highly experienced recruitment consultant and dedicated aftercare team Boat Parties, prize giveaways and many, many more… Contact: If you are interested in this position please contact Poppi.