Social Worker CM16 6 Months Fixed Term

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited ,
Southend-on-Sea, Essex
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £31,371 per annum

Overview

CM16, social worker, fixed term Your new organisation Southend-on-Sea Borough Council is a unitary authority based in the heart of the town centre. This diverse and busy town has a great seafront, public parks and leisure activities, competitive house pricing and excellent travel links, accessible via two train lines from Liverpool Street and Fenchurch Street. It offers traditional seaside living that makes it a fantastic place to live and work. Your New role Southend Council are looking for a 16 experienced Social Worker for a fixed term contract until September 2020. The successful candidate is required to provide professional and comprehensive casework to a caseload of young people appropriate to experience and capabilities. The post holder will be responsible for working with looked after children to prepare them for independence (care leavers) along with unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC). You will be required to make sure every young person will have a professional and comprehensive Pathway Plan/Pathway Needs Assessment & Risk Assessment - This post offers the opportunity for a worker to develop their knowledge and skills and to be creative in their work within the community. What you'll need to succeed To be successful in this position you must have a recognised Social Work qualification & registered with Social Work England.Previous experience of working within children services is essential along with knowledge of the issues young people face, looked after children and associated child in need social work practice issues What you'll get in return When joining the council as a Social Worker, you can enjoy a range of benefits including: - flexible working, salary car sacrifice scheme and excellent training and development opportunities. They are committed to ensure that you are supported in this challenging role with the appropriate level of training. A full list of benefits provided by Southend Council can be viewed on the "Why Work For Us?" tab. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply online' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Nathalie Storozynski at Hays on . Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk