Main characteristics
- Location
- Burnley, Lancashire
- Company
- Randstad Care
- Salary
- £35 - £41/hour
- Employment type
- Contract
- Category
- Social Care / Nursing
Job summary
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Children Social Worker in the Lancashire area to join a great Family Safeguarding Team in Burnley. It is a really exciting time to work for Lancashire and the Children's Services are progressive and innovative. Embracing strength-based approaches, are currently embedding a family safeguarding model of practice and offer a good work life balance and manageable caseloads.Fantastic pay opportunity of £41 per hour.
Benefits:
Hybrid working.
Competitive rates of pay.
Weekly pay.
One committed and dedicated point of contact.
An unlimited referrals incentive, giving you a £300 voucher for anyone you refer to us (T&Cs apply).
A full range of free training available.
Responsibilities:
Responsible for a caseload of more complex cases, providing advice to other social workers in relation to their cases.
Provide support to other social workers in the team who are less experienced and may also supervise students, trainees, PA's and support staff and volunteers.
Participate in the planning / reviewing of cases.
Develop and maintain effective relationships with service users, their families and carers.
Provide advice and support and promote independence and early intervention, as necessary.
Liaise with colleagues in own or other departments or external agencies to gather relevant information for assessment and care planning activities.
Maintain and update case notes and other records to required ethical and quality standards.
Write high quality reports as required and also where required give evidence in court in relation to care proceedings.
Work effectively on complex situations, use their initiative and evaluate their own and others practice.
Be familiar with local resource networks and undertake capacity building with individuals, families, communities, user groups and voluntary organisations.
Recognised by peers as a source of reliable knowledge and advise others.
Each social worker is expected to respond to duty matters on a rota.
Requirements:
Social Work England registration.
Degree in Social Work plus experience in a relevant field.
Knowledge of theory and practice of care assessment, planning and detailed knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation and its application.
Supervisory skills, as may supervise students, trainees, support staff and volunteers.
Analytic, planning and communication skills.
If you have any further questions, or wish to apply for this role then please contact Jacob on (phone number removed) otherwise Apply Below and I will be in touch soon.
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing
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