Qualified Social Worker - Children looked after

remedyrecruitmentgroup; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 43,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus

Weekly payroll

Dedicated consultant

Job summary

Somerset Council is seeking an experienced Qualified Social Worker to join the Children Looked After Team in Sedgemoor. You will manage a caseload of children and young people aged 1 to 17, support care planning, and fulfil statutory duties while acting as frontline in corporate parenting.

You must be registered with Social Work England, have experience in care proceedings, adoption, and family courts; IT proficient with LiquidLogic LCS; hold a full driving licence for county travel.

Qualifications

• Must be an experienced qualified social worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experience in caring for children looked after; care proceedings and adoption experience preferred.
• Experience within a Local Authority team and family courts is essential.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with children and young people to support care planning and statutory duties.
• Work with parents and family networks, and participate in reunification and family group conferencing when needed.
• Travel across Somerset to visit children and families; support direct work with children to hear their voices.

Skills

Relationship-based social work

Full driving licence

IT literacy (LCS)

Education

Registered with Social Work England

Qualified Social Worker

Tools

LiquidLogic LCS

Job description

Salary: GBP38 - GBP38 per hour

Our client Somerset council is looking for a Qualified Social Worker to join their Children looked after team.

Somerset Council are looking for an experienced locum Social Worker to join our Children Looked After Team in Sedgemoor. The key purpose of the role is to build meaningful relationships with our children and young people, supporting them through effective care planning, and fulfilling our statutory duties and being the front line in our corporate parenting.

Within our Children Looked After team, you will have a manageable caseload of children and young people looked after by Somerset, across the age range from 1 to 17, getting alongside them and supporting them to achieve their aspirations. You will need experience in care proceedings, supporting children looked after, and adoption processes.

Here in Somerset, our manageable caseloads let you be the innovative and creative social worker you want to be – undertaking direct work with children and young people to hear their voice and understand their experiences. You will work with parents and the wider family network, with access to family-led meeting training and Family Group Conferencing, to support them to stay connected with their families and those important to them, as well as having the benefit of a Reunification team to provide intensive support when needed. With permanent and experienced Team Managers, you'll be well supported with regular and reflective child focused supervision and personal supervision.

You will need to be an experienced qualified social worker registered with Social Work England and have experience working with children and families in social work, within a Local Authority team.Experience of work within family courts is essential, as is experience of working with children looked after, ideally within adoption also.

You will be passionate about relationship-based social work, proud of your profession, and able to reflect and think creatively about how you can build relationships to make a positive difference to children, their carers, and their families.

You will be a competent IT user, able to use or learn to use LiquidLogic Children's System (LCS).

You will need to hold a full driving licence and have access to your own vehicle as travel is required within our beautiful county and beyond to visit our children.The team for the Sedgemoor area is based in Bridgwater, and we offer flexible hybrid working, combining time spent with the teams in the office (3 days) along with home working.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus – up to £250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.