RQ1569156 – Social Work Assistant (Non Qualified)

Carrington Blake Recruitment; Lifford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Carrington Blake Recruitment is looking for an experienced social work assistant to join a busy child in care team based in Lifford. The role involves supervising family time, completing life story books, and supporting assessments for children in care. This hybrid position requires collaboration with various agencies to ensure optimal outcomes for vulnerable children and their families. If you have experience and are passionate about safeguarding children's welfare, please send your CV.

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable children and families.
• Strong communication skills for effective liaison with professionals.
• Ability to accurately record and analyze information.

Responsibilities

• Support social workers in promoting the welfare of children.
• Conduct assessments and interventions to safeguard children.
• Liaise with other agencies to provide coordinated services.

Job description

• £17.65 an hour
• Full time
• Hybrid

An experienced social work assistant is required to support a busy child in care team, the role is transport and supervise family time between children and their parents, complete life story book, support with parenting assessments, joint work cases and progress any identified non statutory work for children in our care. This is a hybrid role, office days are Mondays and Tuesdays, based at Lifford House, duty days are 2/ 3 days a month which is also office based – other days can be working at home.

1. Job Purpose

To support social workers who safeguard and promote the welfare of the most vulnerable children and young people in the City through the delivery of high quality service.

1. Key Responsibilities

Cases

2.1 To be responsible for an ‘allocated worker’ casework role, as assigned by Team Manager/Social Worker.

Assessments & Interventions

2.2 To collect, accurately record, using management information systems, and critically analyse all relevant information and take appropriate actions to fulfil statutory responsibilities to promote and safeguard the well-being and interests of the child/young people.

2.3 To ensure the well-being and safety of the child/young person is paramount through analysing all necessary information to complete assessments that comply with statutory requirements.

2.4 As directed, provides practical day to day support to children and their families.

Partnership Working

2.5 Liaise and work with other professionals and agencies to achieve optimal outcomes for children and young people; and ensure that services are ‘joined up’ in approach.

Case Recording & Report Writing

2.6 To accurately record, report and communicate using accurate, up-to-date evidence based information in accordance with statutory and organisational requirements.

2.7 To communicate effectively to a variety of audiences through written, verbal and other means of communication.

Development & Accountability

2.8 To take personal responsibility for your own professional development and reflective practice and keep up-to-date with changes to legislation, court rules, policies, procedures and best practice development.

2.9 To work as a team member and attend team meetings and service reviews to positively contribute to the outcomes for children achieved as a team.

2.10 Actively support the Team Manager by undertaking any other duties commensurate with the job or needs of the service.

If you think this job role is for you, please send your CV to [e-mail]