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Charles Hunter Associates Ltd; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parking on site

Court experience progression

Job summary

Charles Hunter Associates Ltd is seeking a Social Worker to join our Family Safeguarding Service. You will work on child protection, referrals and assessments, with experience in LAC desirable. You must have Social Work degree and Social Work England registration, with 3 years post-qualification experience.

The role offers up to £42 per hour umbrella (PAYE also available), on-site parking, and a chance to progress court experience within a busy frontline team.

Qualifications

• Social Work qualification with minimum 3 years post-qualified experience in frontline and assessment work.
• Social Work England registration and access to own vehicle required.

Responsibilities

• Work within a fast-paced frontline team handling child protection and referral/assessment duties.
• Experience with Looked After Children (LAC) desirable but not essential.

Skills

Frontline child protection experience

Assessment experience

Education

Social Work degree (Degree/DipSW/CQSW)

Job description

We are looking for a Social Worker to join our Family Safeguarding Service

This role requires a Social Work Qualification with a minimum of 3 years post qualified experience in Frontline and assessment work.

About the team

The team makes decisions and performs statutory functions to ensure the correct outcomes for children and their families are achieved. They do this by working with children from a range of services, such as CIN (Children in Need) and CP (Child Protection), and due to holding court cases, a few of the children are also in LAC (Looked After Children). Experience with LAC would be desirable but not essential.

About you

Knowledge and experience working within a fast-paced Frontline Team such as Child protection and Referral and assessment is essential for this role. You will also hold a degree within Social Work (Degree/DipSW/CQSW) As well as 3 years post qualifying experience.

You will need to have a Social Work England registration and access to your own vehicle.

What's on offer?

• Up to £42.00 per hour umbrella (PAYE payment options available also)
• Parking available on site
• Opportunity to progress court experience