Senior Social Worker - Children's Specialist Safeguarding Team (eligible for Welcome Payment £7,000)

Key responsibilities…

To hold a caseload and provide assessment, care planning, intervention and family support in line with expertise commensurate to a senior practitioner.

To promote listening to children at every opportunity, ensuring their views are heard, recorded and acted upon in an appropriate and timely manner and to ensure life journey work is completed with children and young people in accordance with their age and understanding.

To assess and identify the needs of children and families referred and negotiate delivery of services by determining how these needs can be best met in accordance with statutory responsibilities and council policies using best value principles.

To work alongside partner agencies, for example voluntary and statutory and within the context of the care plan for children and families to ensure the provision of appropriate and effective services.

To develop and maintain accurate case records and comply with the department's policies, procedures and guidelines including data protection and GDPR.

To participate in regular reflective supervision and be able to set clear goals and intervention strategies.

To support and mentor less experienced colleagues including newly qualified Social Workers, Family workers and Social Work Students.