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.
Where children cannot be adequately cared for within their families or their families cannot be engaged to access services that would support them to change and the significant harm threshold is reached, to initiate discussions to seek agreement for s20 or initiate planned or emergency legal proceedings to ensure children are protected in line with departmental policy, procedures and relevant legislation.
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.
Posted by NonStop Consulting Ltd • £28/hr to £34/hr
NonStop Care is looking for a locum Social Worker who can join an Independent Agency in the London area.
They are specialising in supporting and training foster carers who are helping the parents to improve their parenting abilities and acquire skills and knowledge on child development.
Specific areas of work will vary depending on the team but will include: -triage of contacts to the service to ascertain whether contacts from families, members of the community and partner organisations meet the threshold for a statutory social work assessment of significant impairment of a child's health/development or significant harm, with appropriate information from referrers and the consent of the family (except when over-ridden by a team manager to protect a child from further significant harm); -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.
Our overarching duty is to promote the upbringing of children within their families, where this is compatible with the welfare of the children.Social workers in Surrey will be supported to develop high levels of skill in motivational practice which they will use to help parents identify the aspects of their lives/behaviours that they want to change and provide the help and support to families, on a partnership basis, that they need to support them in their change.
Surrey aims to work alongside families, to respect families and their rights, to work with them in partnership and with their informed consent, to recognise their strengths and help them identify their needs.
Posted by Surrey County Council • £21K/yr to £23K/yr
This is a 6-month fixed term contract with the possibility of an extension.
We are excited to be hiring a new Administration Assistant to join our fantastic Epsom & Ewell Locality Team The team is based in Fairmount House, Leatherhead, with the potential to return to the Epsom area in the future.
This role has a starting salary of £21,421 per annum (pro-rata to £26,777 FTE) based on a 28.8 hour (4 day) working week.
Events Assistant / Administrator who is extremely well organised, with a good understanding of Microsoft Office as well as excellent interpersonal, communication and administrative skills is required to join our team at The Army Benevolent Fund (ABF), which is the Army's national charity, supporting soldiers, veterans, and their immediate families in times of need.
SUPPORTING STATEMENT REQUIRED: A Supporting Statement is required with your CV to be considered for this vacancy.
The supporting statement should highlight your skills and experience that are relevant to this role and explain why you would make an ideal candidate for this position.