First-Response Children's Social Worker Impact Safeguarding

Children's Social Work Matters; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Benefits

Job summary

Children's Social Work Matters in Rotherham is seeking a Children's Social Worker for the First Response service. You will work in a fast-paced environment focusing on safeguarding and early intervention to support children and families.

The role involves conducting assessments, Court work, and multi-agency collaboration, with a commitment to keeping children at the heart of every decision and delivering high-quality practice.

Qualifications

• You will care for children and keep them at heart.
• You will have experience of working with children in a social work setting.
• You will have excellent assessment skills where analysis is key.
• You will be able to organise your daily workload independently.
• You will have experience and understanding of court work.
• You will be a team player and value colleagues' input.
• You will have safeguarding investigations experience as part of a multi-agency partnership.

Responsibilities

• Carry out Section 47 investigations and initiate care proceedings.
• Accommodate children and complete assessments, including pre-birth assessments.
• Attend legal gateway meetings as part of Public Law Outline processes.
• Manage fast-paced, varied duties within First Response.

Skills

Social work experience

Assessment skills

Independent workload

Court work

Safeguarding investigations

Team collaboration

Communication of complex info

Job description

Children's Social Work Matters in Rotherham is seeking a Children's Social Worker for the First Response service. You will work in a fast-paced environment focusing on safeguarding and early intervention to support children and families.

The role involves conducting assessments, Court work, and multi-agency collaboration, with a commitment to keeping children at the heart of every decision and delivering high-quality practice.