MAP Social Worker - Working

 

Main characteristics

Location

Surrey

Company

Connect2staff

Salary

£35 - £42/hour

Employment type

Temporary

Category

Social Care / Nursing

Job summary

Are you an experienced Social Worker looking for a new role? Surrey County Council are looking for a Map Social Worker to join its MAP Team in Woking, Surrey.

Benefits of Working for Connect2socialwork:

Free DBS and compliance service
Access to a wide range of roles nationwide, as well as exclusive roles to C2SW
Your own dedicated consultant with extensive knowledge
Work for an agency owned by Kent County Council
Prompt and reliable payroll system
"Refer a Friend" bonus - get £400for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
"Warm Welcome" bonus - get £250when you secure a role through our agency*Person Specification:

SWE Registration
Eligible to work in the UK
Drive and have access to a car
Post-qualified experience in Children's Social Work Teams
Degree level or equivalent in Social WorkDuties:

To provide an assessment of the needs of family members, their strengths and any risks to children's health/development or significant harm to the child/ren and develop SMART plans that will meet the needs of family members and reduce risks to children, in conjunction with children and their families.
To work with partners to meet those needs and monitor progress via child in need and core group meetings involving families, young people and relevant professionals.
To conduct child protection investigations where a multi-agency strategy discussion considers there are grounds to believe the child has or is likely to suffer significant harm and to involve families in developing plans for change which will reduce the risk of significant harm and keep children in their families wherever possible.
To work with colleagues in commissioning, fostering and adoption to identify high quality placements for children that will promote keeping children with their siblings and engage in timely care planning so children are placed in stable long-term homes where their health and development as well as education and training needs are supported and they can strengthen their resilience to lead a happy and stable adult life.
To ensure that social work case records, assessments, plans and documentation for all children and young people for whom the worker is responsible are effectively maintained in line with practice standards and organisational policy and procedure.
To foster good relationships with legal services and local family courts to manage efficient and effective Legal Planning Meeting, Public Law Outline and court proceedings where attempts to support children to remain within their families have not been successful.
To promote purposeful social work practice, following the service's parenting/group work programmes, and undertake regular clinical and case work supervision that is reflective and outlines clearly the next steps to improve outcomes for children, young people and families.
To manage effective communication of practice, service and organisational issues within the team and work collaboratively across other social work teams, services and with partners to provide high-level integrated support to children and families.
To ensure that in all aspects of work that the views, feelings and wishes of children, young people and their parents /carers are taken seriously and used to appropriately inform their care plans and development and performance of services.
Provide high quality relationship based social work services to children and families at tier 4 level of Surrey Safeguarding Children Board's Effective.
To understand the forms of abuse and neglect that children can be exposed to and differentiate clearly between significant impairment and significant harm.
Use motivational interviewing skills to try to engage parents in changing their behaviours that can cause impairment to their children's development or significant harm and engage appropriate adult services to support them to change.
To undertake strengths based assessments of immediate and wider family members and engage them in developing plans that will meet the needs of children and that are SMART.
To ensure plans are revised and reviewed regularly and inform manager of any escalations or risks and also any improvements.
To ensure looked after children's health and development, their education training and preparation for independence are advanced and their needs for contact with family members, siblings and friends is prioritised.

About Connect2SocialWork

Connect2SocialWork is wholly owned by Kent County Council. In addition to our links with KCC, we have managed services in place with Hampshire County Council, Dudley Council, Surrey County Council and Luton Borough Council. We also provide available work with the majority of the local authorities nationwide. Our commitment to you is we will work proactively and tirelessly to market you until we find you that perfect role.

All posts are subject to satisfactory DBS check and references. *Terms and conditions apply.



Connect2Staff/Connect2Kent, part of Commercial Services Trading/Kent Ltd, is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates