Trauma-Informed Senior Social Worker: Intensive Support

Connect2Dudley; Dudley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Dudley Children's Services is seeking an exceptional and highly experienced Social Worker to support a young person with complex and significant needs. This unique post involves daily welfare visits, intensive relationship-based work and multi-agency oversight to secure a regulated placement.

You will provide daily support, risk management and care planning, working closely with education, health, CAMHS, police and placement providers to secure positive outcomes for the young person.

Qualifications

• Qualified and registered Social Worker with substantial post-qualifying experience with children and young people who have experienced trauma and adversity.
• Extensive experience working with adolescents with complex needs.
• Strong knowledge of trauma-informed and relationship-based practice.
• Confidence managing high-risk situations and complex care planning.
• Experience of children in care, placement instability, and safeguarding.
• Ability to work autonomously whilst maintaining excellent partnership working.
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and advocacy skills.
• Emotional resilience and professional curiosity.
• Determination to achieve positive outcomes for vulnerable young people.

Responsibilities

• Undertake daily visits and direct work with the young person.
• Develop and maintain a trusted, therapeutic relationship.
• Lead and contribute to multi-disciplinary planning meetings involving education, health, CAMHS, police and placement providers.
• Coordinate effective risk management and safety planning.
• Drive forward care planning and permanence planning arrangements.
• Advocate relentlessly to secure an appropriate regulated placement that can meet the young person's complex needs.
• Provide detailed analytical assessments and reports to support decision making.
• Work collaboratively with the young person's family and wider support network where appropriate.
• Maintain oversight of the young person's emotional wellbeing, education, health, and development.

Skills

Trauma-informed practice

Relationship-based practice

Communication skills

Advocacy

Risk management

Autonomous working

Education

Registered Social Worker

Job description

Dudley Children's Services is seeking an exceptional and highly experienced Social Worker to support a young person with complex and significant needs. This unique post involves daily welfare visits, intensive relationship-based work and multi-agency oversight to secure a regulated placement.

You will provide daily support, risk management and care planning, working closely with education, health, CAMHS, police and placement providers to secure positive outcomes for the young person.