About the Role:
Stoke on Trent City Council are looking for a Senior Social Worker to join the Early Intervention Team.
This jobs purpose is to ensure that eligible children receive assessments, plans and service packages appropriate to meet their needs and improve their life chances. To support peers by sharing knowledge and experience that can enhance their learning. To support, assess and mentor Newly Qualified Social Workers and Social Work Students as directed by the Principal Manager. To deputise for the Principal Manager as required.
Contracted Hours: 37 hours per week (Full-Time)
Key Responsibilities:
- To ensure that children, young people and their families are fully involved in the process of assessment and care planning.
- Work to the agreed practice standards for the service
- Meet Social Work England registration and re-registration requirements and professional practice standards
- Help families to keep their children safe and where this is not possible, take appropriate action to safeguard them.
- To safeguard and promote the health and well-being of children and young people and support families and carers across Stoke-on-Trent by working with children and young people and their families appropriate to their experience, skills and knowledge.
- To be responsible for contributing to information management processes in the department.
- To actively participate in the performance management system including supervision, team meetings, section and divisional briefings and reviews of service.
- To carry out assessments and manage child care plans within government and departmental prescribed timescales and standards, as required by the Principal Manager.
- To take personal responsibility for continuing professional development during, and maintaining the required level of performance for the post.
- To undertake a wide range of complex assessments which effectively analyse unmet needs, risks and protective factors
- To take responsibility under the direction of the Principal Manager in the support of social work students on placement and act as workplace supervisor or Practice Educator if appropriately trained.
- To ensure that the department’s and authority’s resources are deployed efficiently and effectively at all times.
- To be responsible for the allocation of appropriate tasks to ASYEs, Apprentices and Social Work Assistants and to provide the necessary support and guidance necessary for the completion of those tasks.
- Ensure that children’s records are maintained in accordance with Departmental procedures and that information required for management purposes is recorded and inputted appropriately.
- Ensure that children, young people and their families are fully involved in assessments and plans to support them and these are shared with parents, carers in a timely manner.
- Take personal responsibility for continuing professional development and progression in line with the Professional Capabilities Framework and Children and Families Post Qualifying Standards and for achieving and maintaining the required level of performance for the post.
Requirements:
- Qualified Social Worker
- Registered with Social Work England
- Must have at least 3 years experience plus additional supervisory/practice development role/contributing to learning of others
- 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