Social Worker

Charles Hunter Associates Ltd; Dorchester; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parking on site

Court experience exposure

Job summary

Charles Hunter Associates Ltd is recruiting a Social Worker for our Family Safeguarding Service. This role requires a Social Work qualification with a minimum of 3 years post‑qualified experience in frontline and assessment work.

You will be part of a team that makes statutory decisions to safeguard children, with opportunities to gain court experience and progress in the role. A valid Social Work England registration and access to your own vehicle are essential.

Qualifications

• Social Work qualification required (Degree/DipSW/CQSW).
• Minimum 3 years post-qualified experience in frontline and assessment work.
• Social Work England registration and access to your own vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Carry out frontline social work duties in child protection and referral and assessment.
• Engage with CIN/CP and Looked After Children as part of assessments.

Skills

Frontline experience

Court experience

Education

Social Work degree (Degree/DipSW/CQSW)

Job description

We are looking for a Social Worker to join our Family Safeguarding Service

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 makes decisions and performs statutory functions to ensure the correct outcomes for children and their families are achieved. They do this by working with children from a range of services, such as CIN (Children in Need) and CP (Child Protection), and due to holding court cases, a few of the children are also in LAC (Looked After Children). Experience with LAC would be desirable but not essential.

About you

Knowledge and experience working within a fast-paced Frontline Team such as Child protection and Referral and assessment is essential for this role. You will also hold a degree within Social Work (Degree/DipSW/CQSW) As well as 3 years post qualifying experience.

You will need to have a Social Work England registration and access to your own vehicle.

What's on offer?

• Up to £42.00 per hour umbrella (PAYE payment options available also)
• Parking available on site
• Opportunity to progress court experience

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