Job Description

Qualified Social Worker- Early help and Assessment Team
xc2xa338.43 per hour
Monmouthshire, Wales
37 hours p/w, Maternity coverAbout the role:
Manage a Children & Families caseload of various levels of complexity, involving the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action, contributing to the effective application of resources to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and their families.Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• All functions allocated by the Team Manager, in respect of working with children, young people, their families and carers.
• To possess a high quality of professional social work knowledge and skills.
• To manage a caseload to include complex and diverse cases, involving assessments, reviews and the preparation of reports and court attendance, to effectively meet the needs of the client group.
• To work in a flexible and imaginative way to provide support and advice for children, young people, their families and carers in accordance with the principles of the 1989 Children's Act.
• To complete quality assessments of individuals and families; analysing strengths and risks.
• To formulate plans to meet assessed needs and risks building on strengths of children, families and carers.To implement agreed plans to safeguard children and to increase the capacity and resilience of their parents and/or carers.To undertake office duty and respond to crises, as and when required.
• To assist in developing the existing services for children, their families and carers and to help shape future services.
• To work as part of a team and thereby contribute to the development of the service.
• To supervise students, where appropriate.
• To initiate and develop effective working relationships with foster carers as professionals.
• To initiate and develop effective working relationships with partner agencies.
• To develop own professional skills through supervision sessions and through undertaking appropriate training and development.
• To maintain awareness of changes in legislation, related policies and practices and implement these within own professional practice.
• To maintain accurate records, which are up-to-date.
• To work in a flexible way, if the need arises, so that tasks not specifically covered in the job description are undertaken.
• To maintain safe working practices for self and others, in accordance with the authority's policy statement on Health and Safety at Work.
• To abide by the principles and practice of equality of opportunity as laid down in the Council's Equal Opportunities Policy.

To be considered for this post you must be registered with Social Care Wales, at least 3 years post qualifying experience as a social worker and have not left a Local Authority permanent contract within Wales in the last 6 months.What you need:

• A degree in Social Work or equivalent
• Registered with Social Care Wales/ Social Work England
• Completed relevant post-qualifying training
• Enhanced DBS check
• Excellent communication and written skills

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

• Friendly and dedicated consultant with expert knowledge
• Access to a wide variety of roles across England and Wales
• Access to roles exclusive to Pertemps
• Quick and simple online application process with **free DBS**
• Up to xc2xa3250 Refer a Friend scheme
• xc2xa3250 bonus if you find your own role
• Ongoing compliance managed for you
• Prompt and reliable weekly payroll

Please contact Kaye Fleming 07435787863 or email kaye.fleming@pprsocialcare.co.uk for more information.
We recruit across all areas of Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn't the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children's Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.

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