Social Worker

Community Care Live; Compton Dando; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work pattern

PAYE options available

Job summary

Community Care Live is seeking a Senior Social Worker to join the Children's Referral & Assessment Team. The post requires a Social Work qualification with at least 3 years post-qualified experience in frontline and assessment work.

You must have Social Work England registration and access to your own vehicle. The role offers a hybrid working pattern and an hourly rate of up to £42 umbrella (PAYE options available).

Qualifications

• Social Work Qualification with a minimum of 3 years post-qualified experience in frontline and assessment work.
• Social Work England registration is required.
• Access to own vehicle is a requirement.

Responsibilities

• Carry out assessments and make safeguarding decisions.
• Work with children in need and child protection cases within a multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to statutory functions to ensure appropriate outcomes for children and families.

Skills

Frontline experience

Assessment work

Communication

Education

Social Work degree

Tools

Own vehicle ownership

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Social worker to join a Children\'s Referral & Assessment Team

This role requires a Social Work Qualification with a minimum of 3 years post qualified experience in Frontline and assessment work.

About the team

The team are responsible for making assessments and decisions as well as any needed statutory functions to ensure the correct outcomes for children and their families are achieved. They work with children with a range of different needs such as CIN (Children in Need), CP (Child protection) you will also need to make judgements as to what the appropriate course of action would be to each case sent from our MASH Team.

About you

Knowledge and experience working within a Frontline Team such as Child Protection or Referral and Assessment is essential for this role. You will need to hold a degree within Social Work (Degree/DipSW/CQSW) as well as 3 years post qualifying experience. A Social Work England registration and access to your own vehicle is a requirement.

What\'s on offer?

• Up to £42.00 per hour umbrella (PAYE payment options available also)
• Hybrid working pattern
• Great opportunity to enhance your skillset within assessment work