Qualified Social Worker

Pertemps; Bolton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated Social Workers to join their Children Looked After Team. This role is vital in making a positive impact on vulnerable children and their families through effective social care services. You will utilize your expertise to assess needs, devise care plans, and foster meaningful relationships with service users. The position offers a blend of home working and local authority engagement, ensuring you can deliver high-quality support while striving for the best outcomes. Join a passionate team committed to protecting and uplifting the most vulnerable in society.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant

Easy online registration

Referral schemes

Ongoing compliance management

Reliable payroll

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• 4+ years of experience working with children and families.

Responsibilities

• Make full assessments of risks and social care needs.
• Devise individual care plans promoting dignity and empowerment.

Skills

Social Work

Communication Skills

Mediation Skills

Negotiation Skills

Child Protection Knowledge

Assessment Skills

Education

Qualified Social Worker

Job description

Qualified Social Worker
Children Looked After
Location: Greater Manchester
Pay rate: £37 per hour

We are looking for experienced and passionate Social Workers to join a dedicated Children Looked After Team. As part of this team, you will have a passion for making a difference to our children. This role includes home working and time dedicated to working within the local authority.

Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by the values and principles of social care, you will be supporting the delivery of person-centred, safe and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience, you’ll make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant Social Work experience and excellent communication skills, you’ll establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.

You’ll be committed to ensuring positive and sustainable results from your interventions. Using best practice, you’ll strive to provide the best outcomes for children. Most importantly, you’ll have a passion for supporting children and their families to ensure that they thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to be as efficient as possible.

Perfect candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experienced in working with children and families including those from vulnerable groups.
• Creative, flexible and forward-thinking in approach.
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and understanding of child protection issues.
• Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children.
• Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
• Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans.
• Committed to providing our service users with a high-quality service.
• Experienced in working on a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis.
• 4 years plus qualified.

In this role you will:

• Use skills, knowledge, and experience to make full assessments of risks, protection, and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed case load.
• Use specialist communication skills to achieve optimum outcomes for service users.
• Devise individual care plans, taking account of diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.
• Offer advice and support to unqualified staff and students to assist development.

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:

• A dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to.
• An easy registration process (all done online).
• Referral schemes and incentives.
• Ongoing compliance managed for you.
• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.