Social Worker / Senior Practitioner

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Per hour
Location: Burton-on-Trent
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Job offered by: Tudor Employment
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Tudor Employment Agency are currently recruiting for Social Worker / Senior Practitioner (Children's facility) in Derby. DE14.

Key Responsibilities:

Holding and managing a workload of children and young people and prioritising all work in accordance with the Directorate's Policies and Procedures, standing orders, budgets and all relevant legislation. Ensure as part of assessment and plans to support children, young people and their families that Family Group Conferences/Family Meetings are offered to all families as part of the work with them. Undertake direct work with children and their families and their carers which provides high support and high challenge and aims to support families to find solutions to their own challenges and one which embraces a family formulate plan as a safe alternative to the Local Authorities plan. Ensuring that all work is completed within the stated timescales in accordance with both national and local policy. Planning, carrying out and monitoring all activities required for individual children and families to ensure that the outcomes are achieved in conjunction with other agencies. Undertaking regular reviews of individual children's and families situations and to use the outcome to formulate new arrangements and plans in conjunction with service users and other agencies. Maintaining client records in line with Directorate policies and procedures within the framework provided by the Integrated Children's System in relation to recording information about children and families. Participating in regular supervision or consultation with the Team Manager and ensuring that they are always made aware of significant issues in respect of children and families. Providing high quality and timely assessments and reports in the agreed format for Court's, Child Protection Case Conferences, Statutory Reviews and any other forum as directed by the Team Manager. Working in partnership with colleagues within the Directorate and also outside agencies in order to achieve outcomes for vulnerable children in their service area and where assessed as safe and appropriate support de-escalation of plans to facilitate reunification home with a package of support. Ensuring that work they are responsible for contributes to the achievement of all agreed performance targets at an individual, team and business level. Supporting aspirations of both Families Communities and County Councils priorities for its communities/residents. Participating in the formulation of new initiatives, and policy across the Directorate as appropriate. Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing continuous professional development in accordance with Social Work England professional practice standards. Supervising and supporting the professional development of social work students and non-social work qualified staff on the team when required. Developing good working relationships with other agencies and other colleagues in the Directorate and embrace initiatives which hold the risk and work alongside and with families to formulate safety plans to support maintaining children residing at home or effective rehabilitation back home in the future. Report writing and attending reviews as required. The successful Social Worker / Senior Practitioner will:

Complete initial visits. Complete child and family assessments. Complete s47 investigations. Attend MARAC when needed. Attend ICPC when required. Initiate care proceedings on urgent matters. Pay Rate: £19.58 to £26.75 per hour dependant on experience and knowledge.

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