Social Worker

Job description

Pinpoint Health and Social Care is currently recruiting for Qualified Social Workers to work within Children's services. Based at the social services offices, you will be working within the generic Children & Families Team. Excellent salary of circa £30 per hour offered, and a 3 month contract.

The purpose of the role as a Qualified Social Worker working within the Team is:

- To improve the outcomes for children and young people within the county by listening to the voice of the child, young person and their families, understanding their needs and working together to agree how these needs will be met with the right help and support.

- To deliver a complex service and support to individuals and groups and to improve community capacity and services users well being

As a Qualified Social Worker your Key Responsibilities will be:

- To use active listening, observation and communication to build relationships with families, children and young people

- To identify and assess complexity and seriousness through investigation and analysis of information within children's services procedures.

- To understand the impact of need in order to formulate child based plans with clear outcomes

- To ensure practice is informed by evidence and theory

- To understand and analyse the needs of children and young people and families by gathering information through direct work with them

- To share skills and knowledge to build capacity with other professionals across all agencies and identify gaps in provision

- To understand the roles and accountability of other professionals in order to ensure the appropriate services are provided to meet the identified needs

- To evaluate own practice and identify need for professional support and development

- To be open to engage in peer support and challenge

- To keep appropriate records that describe and support an analysis of the child's experience clearly identify the child's voice and demonstrate any decision making rationale

- Conduct work in accordance with social work core values, Children's Services policies and procedures, the companies core values and corporate standards including anti oppressive practice approaches

- Ensure that the District is at all times pursuing good individual relations and fair personnel, health and safety, equal opportunity and management practices. To take reasonable care of your own health and safety

- Enhance the companies image within the community by promoting awareness of services and achievements and encourage greater public participation

- Accept budget and finance responsibilities to ensure services work within agreed budget and within Corporate policy guidelines and practices

The Qualified Social Worker will be required to have:

- Previous statutory experience of Child in Need and Child Protection procedures

- Experience of risk management

- Experience of Private Law helpful i.e. section 7 reports for Child Arrangement Orders, residence. Contact etc

- Experience of assessment and planning

You will need to hold a Social Worker qualification and be able to obtain a satisfactory enhanced DBS certificate.

The successful Social Worker will enjoy an extensive benefits package that includes:

- Excellent referral scheme

- Competitive pay rates

- Dedicated consultant

If you meet our client's requirements, and are interested in applying for this position as a Qualified Social Worker, please do not hesitate to apply. Alternatively please contact Craig Doughty at Pinpoint Recruitment today

Pinpoint Recruitment as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Pinpoint Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone