Social Worker Court | £45Ph + £150Pw Accommodation

Caritas Recruitment; Dundee; Hybrid; GBP 51.000 - 73.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Hybrid working

Accommodation allowance not specified

Zusammenfassung

Caritas Recruitment Limited is seeking a Court Social Worker for Torbay, Devon, to handle care proceedings and progress children's plans through Public Law proceedings. You will prepare assessments, present evidence in court, and work with complex safeguarding cases within a multi-agency framework.

The role is hybrid with weekly Torbay office attendance and travel within the area, offering a long-term agency contract and a competitive hourly rate up to £45.

Qualifikationen

• Be a Social Work England registered Social Worker.
• At least 3 years post-qualifying experience in direct employment with an English local authority.
• Substantial Children's Services experience.
• Experience with court proceedings, safeguarding and complex case management.
• Able to attend the Torbay office each week and travel as required.

Aufgaben

• Care proceedings and court work.
• Public Law Outline (PLO).
• Child Protection and complex safeguarding.
• Preparing high-quality assessments and court statements.
• Working with children and families where there are significant safeguarding concerns.
• Multi-agency working.
• Giving evidence and presenting professional analysis within court proceedings.
• Managing complex Children's Services caseloads.

Kenntnisse

Court Social Work

Child protection

Court proceedings

Multi-agency working

Evidence in court

Ausbildung

Social Work England registered Social Worker

Jobbeschreibung

Social Worker Court

£45ph. Location: Torbay, Devon. Rate: Up to £45 per hour. Accommodation: £150 allowance. Contract: Long-term agency contract. Working pattern: Hybrid, with regular office attendance.

The role

As a Court Social Worker, you will work with children and families where concerns have progressed into Public Law proceedings, managing complex cases and ensuring children's plans progress through court.

• Care proceedings and court work
• Public Law Outline (PLO)
• Child Protection and complex safeguarding
• Preparing high-quality assessments and court statements
• Working with children and families where there are significant safeguarding concerns
• Multi-agency working
• Giving evidence and presenting professional analysis within court proceedings
• Managing complex Children's Services caseloads

Hybrid working: must work from the Torbay office each week (up to three days), and travel throughout Torbay and occasionally out of county.

Essential requirements

• Be a Social Work England registered Social Worker
• Have at least 3 years’ post-qualifying experience in direct employment with an English local authority
• Have substantial Children's Services experience
• Have relevant experience of court proceedings, safeguarding and complex case management
• Not have left a permanent Children's Social Work role within the previous 6 months, where that role was within a Children's Services department or a local authority in the South West region
• Be able to attend the Torbay office each week
• Be able to travel as required

Why Torbay?

• Up to £45 per hour
• £150 accommodation allowance
• Long-term agency placement
• Recent GOOD Ofsted inspection
• Hybrid working
• Regular supervision
• Career development opportunities
• Opportunities to explore permanent positions
• Places to rent available if required

Choose Caritas as your career partner for...

• Competitive rates of pay
• Access to the broadest range of temporary and permanent vacancies nationwide
• Caritas app - access to live vacancies, online chat & payment information
• Dedicated one-to-one consultant support
• Post-placement follow up meetings
• Subsidised training
• Recommend a friend/colleague bonus scheme - £300
• DBS Check
• CV writing service, interview technique coaching

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.