Job Title: Social Worker
Location: Chippenham Wiltshire
Pay Rate: 35 - 40 per hour (depending on experience)
About the Team:
The North Support and Safeguarding Service works with children young people and their families from early help through to permanence. The team is supported by a permanent management structure and offers a hybrid working model providing opportunities for remote work.
Responsibilities:
- Handle referral and assessment casework
- Lead on Child in Need and Child Protection plans
- Support legal processes to secure a child or young person s permanence
- Provide quality monthly supervision through reflective open and strength-based support
- Co-work cases with key workers as lead social worker
- Support minute taking of meetings with families and professionals
- Engage in teaching opportunities and masterclasses through partnerships with Bournemouth University
Requirements
- Experience in referral and assessment casework
- Experience in leading on Child in Need and Child Protection plans.
- Ability to support legal processes to secure a child or young person s permanence
- Willingness to work in a hybrid model including remote work opportunities
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Social Work or a related field Relevant social work experience Registration with the appropriate regulatory body Knowledge of relevant legislation and procedures Strong communication and interpersonal skills Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team Understanding of child protection issues and risk assessment Willingness to challenge discrimination and inequality Ability to work within established protocols and negotiate expectations/roles in