About the Role:
This Senior Social Worker role within the Family Solutions Plus (FSP) Team is responsible for delivering high-quality, professional social work to a caseload of children, young people, and their families. The postholder will work in a manner that is proportionate to their experience and capabilities, ensuring that the voices of children and families are actively heard and considered throughout all stages of intervention and planning.
The role demands the highest professional standards and a strong working knowledge of relevant law, policy, and best practice, reflecting the core values and principles of the Family Solutions Plus approach. This includes an in-depth understanding and application of legislation such as the Children Acts 1989 and 2004, statutory guidance including Working Together to Safeguard Children, and local procedures related to Child Protection and Looked After Children.
The postholder will ensure the delivery of effective and responsive services that are informed by current government and local guidance and aligned with frameworks such as the Department of Health’s Assessment Framework (2000). As a senior practitioner, the role also involves contributing to the development of practice within the team, providing professional leadership, and supporting less experienced colleagues to uphold a consistently high standard of service delivery.
 Key Responsibilities:
• To provide an efficient and effective service to children, young people, and their families, ensuring that the needs of the children and their parents/carers are professionally assessed, and that relevant interventions are provided where needed, in a timely way.
• To work with families using the FSP Workbook modules, and a strengths-based approach.
• To prepare and submit written reports as and when required, including child protection conference reports and legal reports for care proceedings.
• To attend conferences, reviews and court as required for each case presenting plans clearly, with professionalism and integrity.
• To ensure the Assistant /Team Manager is kept fully appraised of significant information about allocated families, seeking advice as and when necessary.
• To attend group supervision when required and to ensure that relevant updates are provided before each group supervision session.
• To attend individual supervision when required and engage in continual professional development as recommended by the Assistant/Team Manager
• To use ICT to maintain accurate case records, and to be able to record activity in line with key performance management data.
• To ensure that all case management complies with the statutory requirements and the Council’s policies and procedures
• To act as the duty worker for the team on a rotational basis
• To undertake child and family assessments for allocated families when required
• To investigate allegations of harm or neglect under s47 Children Act 1989 when required.
• To practice in line with the Council’s procedures and statutory regulation in supporting children who come into the care of the local authority
• To be familiar with and committed to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory and antioppressive practice and the Council Policy and Plan and to implement this in all aspects of working practice and promote it in the team, workplace, and wider organisation.
• To proactively liaise with and work in partnership other agencies and organisations, parents and carers.
• To ensure that the child’s voice is considered in all casework and included in all assessments and plans.
• To promote the involvement of young service users and families in meetings about them, and where possible, in-service development
 Requirements:
- Qualified Social Worker
- Registered with Social Work England
- Minimum of 3 years post qualifying experience, which must demonstrate relevance to the post
- Evidence within supervision and appraisal of a high degree of reflective practice within current casework including the application of social work theory.
- Eligible to work in the UK
 Interested?
For more information on this role or to apply, get in touch with our vendor department who will arrange for a specialist consultant to get in contact with you:
 0203 906 8670