qualified social worker | children in need.

• A dedicated consultant - one point of contact
• Keep your CPD/Training up to date by accessing our e-learning online portal
• Weekly payroll
• Working with a top local authority
• Weekly mailers keeping you up to date with locum posts within your locality
• Receive up to £300 for referring a friend or colleague (T&Cs apply)

Responsibilities:

• Analyse, summarise and evaluate this information to provide a holistic assessment of a child's needs
• Understand the context of child development, parenting capacity, family and environmental factors in which to establish the needs of an individual child
• Provide written and verbal reports which are concise, informative and based on analysis of complex evidence
• Assess needs, to devise written plans for intervention and/or care for children and their families
• Develop and manage Child Protection Plans for all children on the Child Protection Register
• To maintain case records, keeping case files well organised, up to date and able to provide concise and accurate information about a child's circumstances and plans

To be considered for the Social Worker, ideally you will have:

• 2+ years experience in child protection and care proceedings
• Social Work Qualification
• Registered with Social Work England
• Have experience of long term child protection and assessment work
• Be able to manage a full and complex caseload
• Be child-focused and able to implement relationship-based and systemic-based practises
• Have a good knowledge of the issues and risks faced by children in care and the procedures to manage these
• Work well individually and within a team

To avoid missing out on this fantastic opportunity please apply today, or for more information call Lynne Thomson on 0330 0248 775.

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

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.