Lead Children's Social Worker

We Do Social Work; Woking; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

We Do Social Work in Surrey is seeking a qualified Social Worker for Children's Services. You will manage a caseload of children, families and carers, undertake assessments, safeguarding work and care planning, while keeping children safely within their families wherever possible.

You will work with fostering, adoption and commissioning colleagues, promote stable placements and maintain accurate case records, applying professional judgement and risk management throughout the process.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with relevant children's social care experience.
• Strong safeguarding, assessment and risk management knowledge.
• Experience working with children, families and partner agencies.
• Ability to undertake proportionate assessments and develop effective plans.
• Confident professional judgement and decision-making skills.
• Strong recording, analysis and case management skills.
• Commitment to partnership working and strengths-based, motivational practice.
• Commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity and the welfare of children.

Responsibilities

• Triage contacts and determine whether they meet the threshold for statutory social work assessment.
• Undertake assessments of children's and families' needs, strengths and risks.
• Develop SMART plans with children, young people and families.
• Work with partner agencies through Child in Need and Core Group meetings.
• Undertake Child Protection investigations following multi-agency strategy discussions.
• Develop plans to reduce risk and protect children from significant harm.
• Where necessary, contribute to S20 arrangements and legal proceedings.
• Support effective care planning where children cannot safely remain within their families.

Skills

Strong safeguarding

Assessment & risk management

Child/family involvement

Professional judgement

Case management

Record keeping & analytics

Partnership working

Motivational practice

Job description

We Do Social Work in Surrey is seeking a qualified Social Worker for Children's Services. You will manage a caseload of children, families and carers, undertake assessments, safeguarding work and care planning, while keeping children safely within their families wherever possible.

You will work with fostering, adoption and commissioning colleagues, promote stable placements and maintain accurate case records, applying professional judgement and risk management throughout the process.