Social Care Practitioner

The Children's Society; England; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Pension matching up to 8%

Job summary

The Children’s Society in England is seeking a Missing From Home Return Interview Service worker within a multi-disciplinary team to safeguard children missing from care. You will assess needs and risk, undertake direct work with referred children and young people, and manage your own caseload while following safeguarding procedures.

You will help the child have a voice and influence our fieldwork. Experience with vulnerable children, especially those who are missing or in local authority care,

Qualifications

• Experience of working with vulnerable children, particularly missing and those in care of local authorities.
• Substantial experience in assessments of need and risk and planning interventions.

Responsibilities

• Assess needs and risk, providing short term support
• Take specific responsibility for direct work with referred children and young people and manage own caseload
• To ensure all safeguarding procedures are followed and supervised appropriately
• To work with children and your people to enable them to have a voice and influence in our work.

Skills

Needs assessment

Risk assessment

Caseload management

Safeguarding

Voice of the child

Job description

To deliver the Missing From Home Return Interview Service, the Successful applicant will work within a multi-disciplinary approach in response to children missing from care. Ensuring that children and young people who are at risk of or are missing, are kept safe and supported to reduce or prevent missing episodes.

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

• We match up to 8% pension

About us:

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We deliver essential local services that provide safe, trusted support to children and young people during times of significant need.

Our Youth Impact domain creates impact for children and young people. With highly skilled and experienced staff working across England and Wales, we provide direct support to children, young people, parents and carers, as well as conduct research and influence Government to make changes. We also provide training for professionals. Our value driven team change the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help and expertise, tomorrow we can support even more.

To complete Missing from Care Return Interviews with children and young people.

• Assess needs and risk, providing short term support
• Take specific responsibility for direct work with referred children and young people and manage own caseload
• To ensure all safeguarding procedures are followed and supervised appropriately
• To work with children and your people to enable them to have a voice and influence in our work.

Experience of working directly with vulnerable children particularly Who are missing and in care of local authorities

• Substantial experience of undertaking assessments of need and risk and planning interventions.

Midnight on 29th October.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protection of the children and young people we work with. As such, our safer recruitment process includes a Basic or Enhanced DBS check, 5 years of references, and additional vetting checks relevant to the role. We have a comprehensive range of policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices across all areas of our organisation.

In support of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, shortlisting is carried out on an anonymised basis.