Are you an experienced Children's Social Worker?
Are you a calm person who can respond to crisis situations, with the aim of promoting learning and accountability?
Do you have Youth Justice experience?
Yes?
Randstad are recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker to join Manchester City Council's Youth Justice Team. This is a full time role offering a fantastic pay rate of £30 per hour.
Benefits:
- Hybrid working
- Mileage reimbursement
- Supervision
- Competitive rates of pay
- Weekly pay
- One committed and dedicated point of contact
- An unlimited referrals incentive, giving you a £300 voucher for anyone you refer to us (T&Cs apply)
- A full range of free training available
- Access to 100's of discounts on the Happi App
- Access to free healthcare and financial advice through the Happi App
Responsibilities:
- Deliver high quality interventions, advice and guidance to children and young people and their families aimed at preventing and reducing offending.
- Make clear assessments in relation to risk of harm to the public, risk of re -offending and of offence related needs in order to allocate appropriate and targeted resources to the reduction and prevention of youth offending.
- Develop and implement programmes/interventions based on principles of effective practice for all children and young people and their families in contact with the team.
- Manage a caseload and ensure that information systems are maintained in order that national and other standards can be effectively assessed.
- Prepare reports for court and other agencies in line with national, and other relevant standards.
- Make appropriate assessments and supervise and/or manage pre-sentence interventions and enforce all sentences and Orders as appropriate.
- Provide thorough care for young people serving Detention and Training Orders and other custodial sentences, and post release supervision in line with national and other relevant standards.
- Work in partnership with other agencies to reduce and prevent youth offending.
- Ensure that all tasks are carried out to National Standards requirements and performance meets locally agreed targets and outcomes.
- Adhere to the Working Together guidance as well as locally agreed structures and policies to improve the safeguarding of children and young people who are on the caseload.
- Ensure case recording is timely, accurate and complete and to take responsibility for the quality of data input, extracted and/or analysed from electronic or hard copy systems, to comply with MCC Data Quality Strategy.
Requirements:
- Social Work Degree or equivalent
- Social Work England registered
- Enhanced DBS
Experience:
- Children
- Youth Justice
If you have any further questions, or wish to apply for this role then please contact Hannah on 0330 024 8775 otherwise Apply Below and I will be in touch soon.
Are you thinking about a change in your career but not sure about this role? Whether you are an existing candidate, new to the locum market and are exploring some options or looking for a new permanent role, we have several exciting opportunities with competitive pay & flexibility. If you wish to discuss this further please call 0330 024 8775 and we would be happy to have a confidential discussion.
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.
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