Job Ref: 215747269

Date: 2022-02-07 09:13:06

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Buckinghamshire (Aylsebury) are looking for an experienced Social Worker to join their children's assessment team.

Main Responsibilities:

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
To maintain all necessary records and documentation in line with agreed procedures and best practice standards, including children's electronic records and other computerised systems
To identify any areas of assessed need that cannot be met and to systematically record the details to report the Team Manager
To practice in accordance with agreed performance and quality best practice standards and take appropriate remedial action to address audit feedback and management recommendations as required

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