Are you looking for a new and exciting role in Children's Social Work?
Yes? Look no further…
Randstad are looking for Qualified Social Worker / Advanced Practitioners and Team Managers to join Bury Council's Family Safeguarding Team.
They are a dedicated Local Authority with a strong, honest and visible leadership, as well as opportunities for you to improve and progress in your career. They reward your commitment and hard work and will listen to the ideas you put forward. On top of these fantastic benefits you can you can expect a fantastic salary of:
You can expect a fantastic salary of:
QSW - £33,024- £41,418
Advanced Practitioner - £45,441- £46,464
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Benefits:
- Work life balance.
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Health and Wellbeing programmes
- Wellbeing support, including an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support
- Access to support for working carers
- Access to their attractive defined benefit pension scheme
- Access to their Salary Sacrifice programme - including Cycle to Work
- Access to money saving deals and discounts - shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more
- Mileage reimbursement at 45p per mile
- Staff recognition and celebration events
- A supportive and enabling workplace with quality supervision from your manager
- Clear progression pathways
Responsibilities:
QSW
- Provide a professional service to children in need and their families in accordance with the principles of the Children Act.
- Undertake enquiries and assessments of children who are considered to have possibly suffered or who may be likely to suffer significant harm.
- Make applications with the appropriate management and legal advice for Orders to safeguard children under the Children Act.
- Work in partnership with service users in a variety of settings.
- Prepare written reports of a professional standard for use in a variety of settings, including Court proceedings.
- Act as a representative of the Local Authority at court, give verbal evidence at Public and Private proceedings and give account of Local Authority actions; provide written evidence for the courts when required.
- Maintain client records.
- Attend child protection conferences, statutory reviews, core groups, department meetings and verbally contribute in a professional manner to the course of the proceedings.
- Represent the Local Authority when cases are being transferred between authorities.
- Contribute to the preparation and implementations of plans for children in need (child protection, looked after children and family support).
- Contribute to the maintenance and development of an efficient and effective social work team, attend and contribute to team meetings in a structured professional manner.
- Provide cover for the Children and Families Social Work Teams.
- Work directly with service users employing a wide range of social work knowledge, skills, methods and techniques.
- Work cooperatively or conjointly with other social workers or other professionals where this is seen to be appropriate by the Fieldwork Team Manager or their managers.
- Participate as required in the administration and organisation of all work related to social work duties associated with the post.
- Provide information to assist in the planning, implementation or monitoring of services as required for departmental, Department of Health or other official purposes.
- Work effectively and cooperatively within a professional and family network established in respect of individual children in need and their families.
- Act within departmental, council and government requirements, policies and procedures.
- Participate in supervision within the departmental scheme; act in accordance with plans or undertakings given within supervision.
- Act as chair in meetings within the child protection procedures where this has been agreed by the Team Manager or other Fieldwork Managers.
- Advocate on behalf of clients with other local Authority departments and with private and voluntary agencies where this does not conflict with the role of a local authority employee.
- Provide information to assist in the planning, implementation or monitoring of services as required for departmental, Department for Education or other official purposes.
- Participate in a duty rota.
- Be responsible for and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and for ensuring that they are protected from harm organization professionally.
Advanced Practitioner
- To support staff, including reflective and group supervision, assistance in reflecting on quality of performance as a team and for individuals within the service, and giving technical advice and guidance to staff.
- Assisting the team manager in making sense of quality assurance feedback and data, promoting a learning culture sharing good practice and strengths as well as identifying areas for development and finding ways to ensure consistent high quality.
- To model continual professional development and be accountable for the promotion of social work, good practice and learning from research.
- The caseload is expected to be at approx. 60% to allow for the time and space to deliver the other elements of the role.
Please note more information on the duties can be provided upon request.
Requirements:
- Social Work Qualification or equivalent
- Social Work England registered
- Enhanced DBS
If you are not on the lookout but know someone who is, we have a Refer a Friend Scheme. You could get up to £300 in shopping vouchers.
For more information or confidential discussion, please call 0330 0248 775 or email .
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.