Children’s Social Worker – Safeguarding & Family Support

Caritas Recruitment Limited; Grays; Vor Ort; GBP 32.000 - 46.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Caritas Recruitment Limited is seeking a qualified Children’s Social Worker to join a busy Children and Families team. You will manage a varied caseload, complete assessments, develop and review plans, undertake statutory visits and respond to safeguarding concerns.

You will work with children subject to child in need, child protection and care proceedings, ensuring their wishes and feelings remain central to decision-making.

Qualifikationen

• Qualified Social Worker with current registration with Social Work England.
• Experience of working with children and families in a statutory setting.
• Resilient, organised and able to manage competing priorities while maintaining high standards.
• Excellent communication, recording and report-writing skills.

Aufgaben

• Complete assessments, develop and review plans, undertake statutory visits and respond to safeguarding concerns.
• Work with children subject to child in need, child protection and care proceedings, ensuring their wishes and feelings remain central.
• Contribute to permanence planning, court work, placement planning and effective transitions, maintaining timely records.
• Build constructive relationships with children, parents, carers and professionals across education, health, police and the voluntary sector.
• Analyse information, assess risk, make sound professional decisions and present reports for reviews, panels and court hearings.
• Participate in supervision, team meetings and continuous professional development.

Jobbeschreibung

Caritas Recruitment Limited is seeking a qualified Children’s Social Worker to join a busy Children and Families team. You will manage a varied caseload, complete assessments, develop and review plans, undertake statutory visits and respond to safeguarding concerns.

You will work with children subject to child in need, child protection and care proceedings, ensuring their wishes and feelings remain central to decision-making.