Senior Social Worker - Duty and Assessment

4 RECRUITMENT SERVICES; Wigan; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Social Worker for the Duty and Assessment teams in Wigan. The position requires working one week in five on duty, handling early-stage assessments and interventions for families in need. The role involves managing varying case complexities within a fast-paced environment. Experience in child protection and family support is essential. Competitive pay at £40 per hour, focusing on safe recruitment practices and equality within the workplace.

Qualifications

• Experience in child protection and family assessment.
• Strong intervention skills required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Work on a duty team one week out of five.
• Conduct assessments and interventions at the early stage.
• Participate in case transfer points.

Job description

Senior Social Worker – Duty and Assessment

Wigan

£40 per hour

The Duty service in Wigan consists of 5 duty teams and a Duty Academy, you will be on Duty one week in five. Each Team consists of a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner, a Senior Social worker and 6 Social Workers. Families who we work with in Duty require our expert assessment and intervention skills at the very first stage of assessment and support.

The nature of the work within the Duty Service can be described as fast paced, you will work on one of the 5 main Duty teams, given our 5 week Duty cycle this means that you will only be going on Duty 1 in every 5 weeks. The Duty teams in Wigan hold a varying complexity of cases, in our Duty service, case transfer points include the Initial Child Protection Case Conference, the first CLA review, the first PLO meeting, the 3rd CIN meeting. The Duty service do not hold cases long term and following your assessment and intervention period the outcome of this will determine the best team for the family to step across to.

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Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. We are an equal opportunity agency.