Social Worker - North Somerset Children in Care
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Location: North Somerset Council – Weston-Super-Mare
Pay/Salary: £40 an hour
Office Working: 2-3 Days per week
Contract: Locum
We are currently working with North Somerset Council to find an experienced Social Worker for their Children in care team in Childrens Services. With a stable management team and a mostly permanent workforce, North Somerset are looking for someone with solid experience to be able to pick up a caseload and support their service.
Duties
Manage a caseload of Children in Care, supporting their well-being, stability and progress against Care Plans
Completing statutory visits within required timescales
Long term engagement with families, including direct work with children and young people, ensuring the child’s voice is captured
Preparing high-quality reports for LAC reviews
Undertaking proceedings and court work
Leading multi-agency working with education, health, and partner agencies – such as foster carers, and residential providers
Supporting the transitions of children leaving care, including pathway planning
Undertake all Child Protection work from the initial conference onwards
What you need
Social Work Qualification
Social Work England registration
Enhanced DBS (provided by us)
Why use us?
At Sheldon Phillips, you are not just a number on a board, you are someone we get to know, creating a personal job search that is as individual as you are. Our expert team are trained to ensure that your needs are met, our compliance procedures are quick and efficient, while making sure you find the job you really want.
If you are interested in this Social Work role in a Children in Care team in North Somerset, give Josh Dhumisani a call on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)
Location: North Somerset Council – Weston-Super-Mare
Pay/Salary: £40 an hour
Office Working: 2-3 Days per week
Contract: Locum
We are currently working with North Somerset Council to find an experienced Social Worker for their Children in care team in Childrens Services. With a stable management team and a mostly permanent workforce, North Somerset are looking for someone with solid experience to be able to pick up a caseload and support their service.
Duties
Manage a caseload of Children in Care, supporting their well-being, stability and progress against Care Plans
Completing statutory visits within required timescales
Long term engagement with families, including direct work with children and young people, ensuring the child’s voice is captured
Preparing high-quality reports for LAC reviews
Undertaking proceedings and court work
Leading multi-agency working with education, health, and partner agencies – such as foster carers, and residential providers
Supporting the transitions of children leaving care, including pathway planning
Undertake all Child Protection work from the initial conference onwards
What you need
Social Work Qualification
Social Work England registration
Enhanced DBS (provided by us)
Why use us?
At Sheldon Phillips, you are not just a number on a board, you are someone we get to know, creating a personal job search that is as individual as you are. Our expert team are trained to ensure that your needs are met, our compliance procedures are quick and efficient, while making sure you find the job you really want.
If you are interested in this Social Work role in a Children in Care team in North Somerset, give Josh Dhumisani a call on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)