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Charles Hunter Associates Ltd; Newquay; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£35.00 per hour umbrella

Job summary

Charles Hunter Associates Ltd seeks a Social Worker to join the Safeguarding and Care Planning Team in the UK. The role requires a Social Work qualification and a minimum of 3 years post-qualification frontline experience, with involvement in child protection and referrals and assessments.

You will need Social Work England registration and access to your own vehicle. The team handles CIN, CP, and LAC cases, and offers a specialist environment and supportive colleagues.

Qualifications

• Must have a Social Work qualification and 3+ years post-qualified frontline experience.
• Experience in child protection and referrals and assessments is essential.
• Social Work England registration is required.

Responsibilities

• Make decisions and perform statutory functions to ensure outcomes for children and families.
• Work with CIN, CP, and Looked After Children (LAC) cases.
• Possibly work with PLO cases; frontline duties in safeguarding.

Skills

Social Work Qualification

Frontline experience

Child protection

Referral and assessment

Social Work England registration

Education

Degree in Social Work / DipSW / CQSW

Job description

We are looking for a Social Worker to join our Safeguarding and Care planning Team

This role requires a Social Work Qualification with a minimum of 3 years post qualified experience in Frontline 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 PLO cases 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?

• £35.00 per hour umbrella (PAYE payment options available also)


• An opportunity to work in a specialist environment


• Warm and supportive team envirmonemnt