London
Social Care & Health
Temporary
31-01-2025
28-02-2027
Social Care 1
£neg
This is role for a qualified social worker. This is a long term child protection team. This role is hybrid, however the worker needs to be flexible with being available to be in the office and do the usual statutory duties of a social worker such as completing visits, meetings etc in person. This role is for an experienced social worker, who has a good understanding of Child in Need and child protection work. Also, they will need to have knowledge around working with families in the court arena, i.e with children subject to care proceedings or private law proceedings.
The role is full time( 35 hours per week).
ROLE
REQUIREMENTS:
1. Prioritise and respond to requests for assistance, establishing
sufficient information about the needs of clients so as to be
able to determine the level of risk and the nature and type of
support required.
2. Maintain accurate case records to include information and
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analysis, and fulfil national timescales, procedures and
statutory duties in line with national and local policies,
practices and procedures.
3. Carry out assessments of needs and risk, and liaise with other
specialists and agencies as necessary, and enable them to be
involved and contribute to the process.
4. Ensure that assessments, planning and interventions pay
particular attention to individual needs, strengths and wishes,
and include critical reflection and analysis, aims, and options
to achieve change. Develop and progress care plans as
necessary, ensuring that care plans include clear statements
of purpose, change, outcome and impact for child and family
social work.
5. Undertake at all times to work respectfully and collaboratively
with service users, and take into account the views of children,
young people and their carers and to facilitate inclusive
practice to ensure participation is achieved.
6. Initiate, chair and participate in reviews, cases conferences
and other professional meetings, and provide reports as
required. Undertake court work as required.
7. Negotiate with users, carers and internal and external
partners concerning the methods to meet the needs identified
by each assessment. Plan services to meet individual needs
in cooperation with children and families; to form trusted and
effective working relationships with relatives, carers, friends,
health and colleagues from other agencies [e.g. education,
health, police, employers, and housing].
8. Assist and enable users and carers to play a full part by
extending to them advice, support, consultation and
guidance and arrange advocacy services, and escalating
issues, where necessary
9. Work within budgetary limits laid down by Council policy and
to operate within the Financial Regulations and Standing
Orders of the Council. Inform the line manager of specific
needs which cannot be met because of the unavailability of
services or because of limits to budgetary provision.
10. Maintain awareness of current research findings and ensure
all assessments and plans are informed by research and
evidence.
11. Actively engage with supervision and review / appraisal
arrangements and be able to receive, critically reflect and
learn from feedback, to review and develop the capabilities
and competencies as set out in the Person Specification as
required. Participate in the creation and implementation of a
personal training plan in conjunction with management.
12. Take responsibility for managing own workload and caseload.
13. Maintain high standards of professional practice and
conduct, and promote and enhance such practice within the
organisation.
14. Maintain an effective system for reviewing assessments, care
plans, actions and services.
15. Ensure that services are efficiently and effectively provided
and identify gaps in services and advise managers
accordingly. Actively seek out feedback on services.
16. Promote an awareness of, and commitment to, the
Council’s equal opportunities policy in relation to both
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employment and service delivery.
17. Ensure full compliance with the Health and Safety at Work
Acts, the Council’s Health & Safety policy and all locally
agreed safe methods of work.
18. Participate in the planning and delivery of service duty and
cover arrangements.
19. Maintain confidentiality and apply data protection
requirements.
20. Understand and adhere to the professional regulatory
body. Apply codes of conduct such as the HCPC code
of practice in all aspects of work, and understand and
be able to apply the Knowledge and Skills in your own
and others’ practice.