Qualified Social Worker -Special Adolescent Team

Ackerman Pierce; England; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Ackerman Pierce is seeking a Qualified Social Worker for the Special Adolescent Team in Hertfordshire. This role involves supporting young people facing various challenges, conducting assessments, and collaborating with multi-agency teams. Candidates must be SWE registered with relevant experience and a commitment to safeguarding children's welfare.

Qualifications

• SWE registered with 2 years post qualifying experience.
• Experience and knowledge of s47 and s17 processes
• Enhanced DBS/CRB checks.

Responsibilities

• Conduct structured assessments for vulnerable children and young people.
• Manage a case load and deliver appropriate interventions.
• Prepare reports for youth offender panels and courts.

Skills

Child Sexual Exploitation

Child Criminal Exploitation

Homelessness

Family Breakdown

Contextual Safeguarding

Case Management

Education

SWE Registration

2 years post qualifying experience

Tools

Electronic Database for Case Management

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Qualified Social Worker -Special Adolescent Team, Hertfordshire

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Client:

Ackerman Pierce

Location:

Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Yes

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job Description:

Qualified Social Worker -Special Adolescent Team

Salary: £37 / Hour
Job type: Day to Day Cover
Location: Hertfordshire

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Qualified Social Worker -Special Adolescent Team

Salary: £37 / Hour
Job type: Day to Day Cover
Location: Hertfordshire

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To support children and young people in achieving positive outcomes to prevent family breakdown, ensuring only the right young people become looked after. To deliver intensive interventions to young people who are being exploited to reduce risk within a contextual safeguarding framework. The team will work with young people and their families with the following presenting issues:

Child Sexual and Child Criminal Exploitation

Homelessness

Family Breakdown - preventing children becoming Looked After

Young People Missing from Home

Young People at risk of radicalisation

Children becoming Looked After

Rehabilitating Young People home after a period of being Looked After

Young People in the Criminal Justice System and at risk of entering the system

To carry out our statutory duties and responsibilities to safeguard and achieve good outcomes for the children and young people of Hertfordshire.

Responsibilities include:

To undertake structured assessments and provide intensive support to children and young people identified as having additional and complex needs and who are deemed vulnerable or at risk.

To deliver appropriate interventions as part of an agreed package of support or be a responsible officer for an intensive intervention or court order, ensuring plans are robust and outcome focused and regularly reviewed.

To manage a case load of young people and families who require social care or youth justice interventions.

To prepare reports for youth offender panels, court and other agencies or specialist services as required.

To undertake interviews for young people missing from care or education.

To play an active role with colleagues in peer group supervision and role development sessions.

To maintain accurate, comprehensive case management information using specified electronic database and complying with deadlines and statutory standards and requirements.

To manage and be accountable with supervision and support for your own social work practice.

To work effectively as part of a multi-agency team, contributing to research and development of the team and lead on specific projects

To represent the Specialist Adolescent Service and deliver the objectives working in partnership with other agencies.

To work flexibly across the County to meet the needs of young people, including evening and weekends as necessary.

The duties and responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present. The post holder is expected to accept any reasonable alterations that may from time to time be necessary.

Experienced and knowledge of s47 and s17 process.

Experience of working with adolescents.

Minimum Requirements:

SWE Registration

2 year post qualifying experience within UK

Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you)

Eligibility to work in the UK