Children’s Social Worker / Children in Our Care

Ashberry Recruitment; Blackburn; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a full-time Children’s Social Worker for Blackburn with Darwen Children’s Services. The role involves hybrid working with a focus on supporting children in care, conducting assessments, and developing care plans to ensure optimal outcomes for children and families.

Qualifications

• Relevant frontline Children’s social work experience within local authorities.
• Competent in managing caseloads and data inputting.

Responsibilities

• Undertake child and family assessments ensuring the child's voice is central.
• Develop outcome-focused Care Plans and Pathway Plans.
• Promote the welfare of children in line with the Children Act 1989.

Skills

Managing caseloads

Data inputting

Maintaining case records

Job description

Children’s Social Worker
Team: CIOC

Details:
Blackburn with Darwen Children’s Services, recently graded ‘Good’ in its full ILACS Ofsted inspection, is seeking a full-time (5 days per week) social worker for its Children in Our Care Team. The role involves hybrid working, with at least 3 days minimum to be office-based, flexible as per service needs.

Requirements: The candidate must have relevant frontline Children’s social work experience within local authorities, be competent in managing caseloads, data inputting, and maintaining case records.

Role Purpose: Support Children In Our Care living with parents, relatives, family friends, foster families, or in residential and semi-independent settings. Aim to achieve permanence and optimal outcomes for children and families.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Undertake child and family assessments in partnership with children, parents, carers, and other agencies, ensuring the child's voice is central, with appropriate risk analysis.
2. Develop outcome-focused Care Plans and Pathway Plans with children, young people, and their families to meet needs, safeguard, and promote permanence.
3. Ensure children's and young people's views are captured and represented clearly, facilitating their participation in planning and assessments.
4. Provide support, guidance, advice, and services to children, young people, and families to address issues promptly, with regular review of needs.
5. Promote the welfare of children in line with the Children Act 1989 and other relevant legislation.
6. Safeguard children and young people from harm through timely interventions, promoting positive outcomes.
7. Participate in permanency planning to meet the holistic needs of children in long-term placements.