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Qualified Social Worker

Adults – Learning & Development

Location: North West

Paying £30 per hour

We are looking for experienced and passionate Qualified Social Workers to join the Learning & Development team in the Adults service. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our client's Learning & Development Adults team in the North West. You will be supported by an experienced team manager. Our client has a strong and positive culture within this North West local authority, which we would love you to join. They offer regular monthly supervision and group reflective supervision.

Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by the values and principles of social care, you will support the delivery of person-centred, safe, and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience, you will make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant Social Work experience and excellent communication skills, you will establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.

You will be committed to ensuring positive and sustainable outcomes of your interventions. Using best practices, you will strive to provide the best outcomes for children. Most importantly, you will have a passion for supporting children and their families to thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to operate as efficiently as possible.

Ideal candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England
• Experienced in working with children and families, including vulnerable groups
• Experienced in Court, Children in Need, and Child Protection cases

• Supporting children and families subject to CIN and Child Protection planning, pre-proceedings, and court proceedings

• Understanding factors impacting children, including abuse and neglect

• Ability to undertake Child & Family Assessments demonstrating effective analysis, decision-making, planning, and review
• Skilled in direct work with children and families

• Creative, flexible, and forward-thinking in approach
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and issues
• Committed to continuous improvement for the best outcomes
• Excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users
• Skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families
• Dedicated to providing high-quality services
• Experienced in multi-disciplinary, interagency work
• Minimum 2 years qualified experience

In this role, you will:

• Use your skills, knowledge, and experience to assess risks, protection, and social care needs
• Manage an agreed caseload
• Employ specialist communication skills to achieve optimal outcomes
• Develop individual care plans respecting diversity, dignity, and empowerment

This is an agency post, and Pertemps can offer you:

• A dedicated consultant with access to roles across the UK
• Easy online registration process
• Referral schemes and incentives
• Ongoing compliance management
• Prompt payroll and more

This role is ideally located for those traveling from Blackburn, Fulwood, Rawtenstall, Blackpool, Morecambe, Darwin, Preston, Crosby, Chorley, Clitheroe, Oswaldtwistle, Burnley, Bootle, Lancaster, Middleton, Leigh, Ormskirk, Skelmersdale, Leyland, Accrington, Barrow, Wigan, St Helens, Liverpool, Birkenhead, Widnes, Warrington, Wirral, Huyton, Wallasey, Manchester, Rochdale, Oldham, Huddersfield, Bolton, Altrincham, Cheadle, Stockport, Trafford, Ashton-under-Lyne, Bury, and more.

We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If this role isn't suitable, contact us for other opportunities including IRO, BIA, MASH, Children with Disabilities, Children Looked After, and more.

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