Children's Advanced Practitioner - Families First - Reed : Job Details

Our Client, Durham Council, is seeking a Children’s Social Worker to join their Team.

Fantastic payrate of £32 per hour!

Are you a Children's Social Worker, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

Responsibilities of this role:

• The provision of a purposeful, professional social work service to children in need, children subject to child protection and care proceedings and their families, including the assessment of their needs, in accordance with statutory requirements, court timetables and Departmental policies
• To develop professional skills in working with children and young people to understand their journey, day-to-day life and to promote their voice through direct work and recording of this.
• To complete assessments of children and their families, utilising the Assessment Framework, other assessment tools, theory and research to underpin this. Alongside developing skills in understanding and managing risk.
• To devise SMART plans and develop strategies of intervention with parents and carers to promote positive outcomes.
• To work directly with service users employing a range of social work knowledge, skills, methods and techniques.
• To assess, evaluate and review programmes of work with service users, including the coordination and organisation of services both within and outside the Department.
• To work with Legal Services and the Courts, including the production of reports within agreed timescales.
• To contribute to the planning and development of the Team’s and the Department’s services to children and families, as required and as appropriate.
• To provide professional knowledge, ideas, advice, evaluation and information to assist in the Department’s planning and development activities and to contribute to policies and standards.

Requirements of this role:

• Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.
• Must have a Social Work qualification (Diploma in social work, social work degree or equivalent)
• Must have minimum of 3 years experience working as a Qualified social worker in a similar team

Benefits of working through Reed, include:

• Dedicated Recruitment Consultant.
• Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team.
• Free CV building and Interview support.
• Free DBS checks.
• Weekly payroll.
• PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more.
• CPD contributions.
• Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients.
• Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010.

Does this role interest you? Apply today!