Children's Social Worker: Safeguarding, Assessments & Team Impact

Caritas Recruitment Limited; Highweek; Vor Ort; GBP 34.000 - 43.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Caritas Recruitment Limited is seeking a qualified Children’s Social Worker to join a Locality Team serving children, young people and families. You will manage a varied caseload, complete assessments, develop plans and undertake statutory visits to promote safety and wellbeing.

You will work collaboratively with schools, health, police and other services, ensuring child-centred decisions. You’ll engage in supervision and ongoing professional development while delivering high-quality reports and

Qualifikationen

• Recognised Social Work qualification and current registration with Social Work England.
• Experience of working with children and families in a statutory or relevant social care setting.
• Understanding of safeguarding legislation, statutory guidance and child development.
• Strong assessment, report-writing, communication and organisational skills.

Aufgaben

• Manage a varied caseload involving children in need, child protection, looked-after children and care proceedings.
• Complete comprehensive assessments and develop and review plans for children and families.
• Undertake statutory visits, produce high-quality reports and maintain accurate case records.
• Collaborate with children, parents, carers and professionals across education, health, police and other services.
• Identify risk, respond to safeguarding concerns and contribute to multi-agency meetings and reviews.
• Participate in supervision, reflective practice and ongoing professional development.

Kenntnisse

Assessment

Report writing

Communication

Organisational skills

Safeguarding awareness

Ausbildung

Social Work qualification

Jobbeschreibung

Caritas Recruitment Limited is seeking a qualified Children’s Social Worker to join a Locality Team serving children, young people and families. You will manage a varied caseload, complete assessments, develop plans and undertake statutory visits to promote safety and wellbeing.

You will work collaboratively with schools, health, police and other services, ensuring child-centred decisions. You’ll engage in supervision and ongoing professional development while delivering high-quality reports and