CSW - Senior Social Worker / Advanced Practitioner - 0-25 Disabilities (Grade J)

Wax Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 31,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Wax Recruitment Ltd is seeking a CSW - Senior Social Worker / Advanced Practitioner for the 0-25 Disabilities (Grade J) role in London. The position offers hybrid working with 1-2 days in the office and visits, with a pay rate of £27.32 per hour.

You will work within a Resilience framework to provide an integrated social work service, deputise for the line manager when needed, and lead specialist work in safeguarding and permanence in complex cases.

Qualifications

• Must have driving licence and Enhanced DBS.
• Experience in a children's disability team.
• Hybrid working with office presence 1-2 days per week and visits.
• Ability to deputise for line manager when required.
• Lead role in a specialist area of work as directed.
• Substantial post-qualifying experience in statutory Children Social Care.

Responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive and effective integrated social work service within statutory guidelines.
• Work within a Resilience framework to respond to complex needs in a timely manner.
• Take a lead role in specialist areas as directed by policies and procedures.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate safeguarding and permanence measures at high complexity.
• Mentor less experienced social workers and support staff.

Job description

CSW - Senior Social Worker / Advanced Practitioner - 0-25 Disabilities (Grade J)

Job title: CSW - Senior Social Worker / Advanced Practitioner - 0-25 Disabilities (Grade J)

Job Category: Social Care Qualified

Location: 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London, London, NW9 4EW, Barnet Council

Salary: £27.32 per hour

Driving Licence and Enhanced DBS Required

Must have experience of working in a children's disability team. hybrid working - roughly 1-2 times per week in the office and visits.

• To work within a Resilience framework, to provide a comprehensive and effective integrated social work service, which responds at a higher level in complex situations to the needs of children and their families in a timely manner, within statutory guidelines and the statutory obligations of the council.
• The post holder will have the skills and ability to practice at a higher level which includes deputising for the line manager in circumstances where the line manager is not available, or they are delegate to act in a line management position by the designated Head of Service.
• To take a lead role in a specialist area of work as directed by the departmental policies and procedures.
• The post holder will require substantial post qualifying experience in a statutory Children Social Care setting. It will be desirable for the post holders to have a Practice Educators Award and if not, there will be an expectation that this award is achieved within first year of employment.
• These post holders are experienced social workers who will be more autonomous in their job. They will demonstrate expert and effective practice in complex situations; and be able to assess and manage higher levels of risk in their own and that of other less experienced social workers.
• To assess, plan, implement and evaluate safeguarding and permanence measures at a high level of complexity within their own cases and support and mentor less experienced social workers; to ensure all children are given the opportunity to reach their full potential.