Qualified Social Worker, Supporting Families First Team

Pertemps; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Qualified Social Worker for the Supporting Families First Team in Worcestershire. This role involves leading intervention plans, coordinating multi-disciplinary support for families, and supervising staff. Ideal candidates will possess strong leadership skills and experience in children's social work. This is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact on families' lives in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in children's social work.
• Ability to supervise non-social work qualified staff.
• Knowledge of family intervention plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead intervention plans with multi-disciplinary workers.
• Coordinate support for families and children.
• Utilise family plan tools to facilitate change.

Skills

Passionate about social work

Strong leadership skills

Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team

Education

Qualified Social Worker

Job description

Qualified Social Worker, Supporting Families First Team
Pay rate £32.71 per hour
Contract role

Vitalis are recruiting within for a Qualified Social Worker to work in a Supporting Families First Team in Worcestershire Council. The aim of Supporting Families First is to enable families to create and sustain positive changes to prevent children from becoming children in need of protection or coming into Local Authority care. We are keen to engage with committed, passionate and enthusiastic children and family social workers who meet the attached Person Specification to work as an Advanced Social Work Practitioner in the Redditch/Wychavon Pod. The post is 37 hours per week.

Within the role you will be the allocated Advanced Social Work Practitioner leading on plans and intervention with multi-disciplinary workers who are assigned to support the family. The primary caseload of Supporting Families First is Child in Need with some challenge to care work. As an Advanced Social Work Practitioner your responsibilities will include the coordination of our multi-disciplinary workers to effectively support our families. You will also hold supervisory responsibility for non-social work qualified staff within your pod and you will also utilise the Worcestershire Webstar to form a family plan that aspires to facilitate sustainable change.

Our service has consistently achieved positive outcomes for families since its initial launch in January 2020 and we welcome applications from innovative practitioners who wish to be part of this new and exciting way of working. This is an excellent opportunity for you to make a real difference for families but also gain wider skills and knowledge working as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Don’t forget, if this role isn’t the perfect fit, we’re confident we can find one that is. We recruit across a wide range of public sector specialisms, including:

Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)

• Best Interest Assessor (BIA)
• Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
• Looked After Children (LAC)
• Children’s Social Work
• Adult Social Work
• Service Manager
• Head of Service
• Team Manager
• Assistant Team Manager
• A wide range of housing roles
• Careers in SEND in local authorities

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