Job Ref: 212947924

Date: 2020-12-29 15:42:31

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Qualified Social Workers Required for Buckinghamshire County Council – Assessment Team – Childrens Services

Working within the Assessment Team your duties will include:

To deliver targeted and specialist social work services for children and young people in need of support, protection and care
To clarify eligibility and undertake statutory social work assessments, in line with agreed local thresholds, to analyse children and young people's needs, risks and circumstances and confirm existing parenting skills and any capacity to change, as necessary and appropriate
To always promote the safety and wellbeing of children and young people and champion their rights and entitlements to improve their life chances and overall outcomes
To establish a rapport and build a relationship with children and young people to ascertain their views, wishes and feelings and understand their lived experience through direct work with them
To work collaboratively in partnership with parents/carers and promote a strengths based, relationship-focused model of approach
To work together with relevant multi-disciplinary professionals from across the multi-agency partnership
To develop, as appropriate, relevant support, protection and care/pathway plans to meet the assessed needs and circumstances of children and young people
To work in consultation with relevant Managers to ensure that agreed plans are provided using available resources and ensure that all such requests represent value for money
To undertake all social work duties in accordance with appropriate legislation, policies, procedures and statutory guidance
To liaise with Legal Services as necessary and appropriate and represent the local authority in court as required
To monitor and review the impact of support, protection and care plans to ensure that these continues to meet children and young people's assessed needs and circumstances and delivers improved outcomes

Additional Information on the position:

Bucks have alternative location mainly looking in Aylesbury and Amersham
Pay Rate is negotiable dependant on your experience and how well you interview etc.
Remote working available
Interviews can be arranged at short notice and are undertaken via Microsoft Teams
Start dates are flexible
3 months on-going contract

Below is essential if you are interested in applying for the role:

Qualified Social Work Degree – Hold full HCPC registration – DBS check required/Update Service – Experience of working with Children and Families or Assessment Teams

Application:

Please apply online or contact Jake Roberts from Caritas Recruitment

Buckinghamshire – Milton Keynes – Oxfordshire – Hertfordshire

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy

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