Senior Social Worker - Duty And Assessment

4Recruitment Services; Wigan; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A social services recruiting agency is seeking a Senior Social Worker to join the Duty and Assessment teams in Wigan. The role involves working in a fast-paced environment on complex cases, providing expert assessment and intervention. The position requires participation in a 5-week duty cycle. Candidates must hold a degree in social work and be adept at managing various cases while ensuring smooth transitions for families in need of support.

Qualifications

• Experience in child protection services is preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment is required.
• Familiarity with case management systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert assessment and support in Duty service.
• Work on duty teams handling complex cases.
• Ensure smooth case transfer after assessment.

Skills

Expert assessment skills

Intervention skills

Ability to manage complex cases

Teamwork

Education

Degree in Social Work

Professional qualification in social work

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
• Senior Social Worker
• 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
• First CLA review
• First PLO meeting
• 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.

To find out more information please contact B.

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