Social Worker - ICART

The Methodist Church in Britain; Willenhall; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 34 days incl. bank hols

Local Government Pension Scheme

Life cover 3x salary

Training & development

Social Work Academy

Free car parking

Flexible working

Employee benefits platform

Job summary

Halton Borough Council in Widnes is seeking a Social Worker for the ICART team to be the first point of contact for concerns about children. The role involves screening checks with families and partner agencies, and contributing to decisions on next steps with a relationship-based practice model.

It requires staying aware of immediate risk and safeguarding needs, with travel across the Borough. The post offers a supportive Social Work Academy, training routes to advanced practitioner, and a

Responsibilities

• Carry out screening checks with parents, carers, children and young people
• Carry out screening checks with police, health, education and other partner agencies
• Help the manager decide next steps on concerns about a child
• Work within the ICART triage process, including identifying immediate risk
• Make sure consent is obtained from parents or carers when professionals refer, or decide when it can be set aside
• Respond to safeguarding matters as they arise

Job description

Social worker post in the ICART team, the first point of contact for concerns about children, within Halton Borough Council's Children's Social Care service and based at the Widnes office. The core work is screening checks with parents, carers, children, young people, police, health, education and partner agencies so the manager can decide next steps. It is a multi-agency team working to a relationship-based practice model, at 37 hours a week with some travel across the Borough.

What the job involves

• Carry out screening checks with parents, carers, children and young people
• Carry out screening checks with police, health, education and other partner agencies
• Help the manager decide next steps on concerns about a child
• Work within the ICART triage process, including identifying immediate risk
• Make sure consent is obtained from parents or carers when professionals refer, or decide when it can be set aside
• Respond to safeguarding matters as they arise

What’s offered

• Annual leave from 34 days including bank holidays, rising with service
• Defined benefit Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• Life cover of 3 times salary through the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Training and development, including routes to advanced practitioner or future leader
• Bespoke support from the Social Work Academy
• Free car parking at Halton Borough Council sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Employee benefits platform: discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme