About the Role:
We are looking for a dedicated Senior Social Worker to join the Single Point of Access and Partnerships Team in Reading Borough Council.
Contracted Hours: 37 hours per week (Full-Time)
Key Responsibilities:
- Work within BFfC policy procedures and good practice guidelines in order to meet the needs
of children enabling them to source the help, support and protection they need. - Ensure and deliver on the timely progression of contacts, promoting a whole family
approach while focusing on the safety and wellbeing of children and young people. - Be competent and comfortable working within a high-pressured environment that requires
high standards of screening and progression of contacts in short timescales. - Work closely with others to explore the needs of children and their families, initiating and
maintaining positive working relationships with other professionals, partner organisations
and external agencies. - Consider the emerging needs of children and young people in conjunction with the
Threshold guidance, ensuring that any challenges are resolved at the earliest opportunity
and with the child’s welfare remaining the focus: are fully and quickly, make enquiries and source information, with explicit adherence to
consent models and established information sharing pathways, to assess a child/young
person’s needs, Demonstrate sound analytical skills that critically evaluates information received,
forming well balanced and evidenced based recommendations. Your analysis will be
informed by relevant research and theory. - Respond effectively when members of the public and professionals may present in times of
crisis. - Utilise supervision with your line manager as an interactive process to develop practice and
improve performance at the individual and team level. - To work with children, young people, families, carers and communities to help them make
informed decisions and engender change, enabling them to clarify and express their needs
and contribute to any agreed plan of support. - To keep up to date with contemporary issues in children’s social work including legislation and
evidence-based practice, and to attend relevant training and development opportunities. - Maintain and update case notes and other records.
- To work in a manner which is consistent with, and upholds, BFfC Equal Opportunities policy.
- To take reasonable care of your own health and safety and co-operate with management, so
far is necessary, to enable compliance with the company’s health and safety rules and
legislative requirements.
Requirements:
- Qualified Social Worker
- Registered with Social Work England
- 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