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Our Client, Leeds City Council, is seeking an experienced Children's Social Worker to join their Team. Fantastic payrate of £35 per hour! Are you a Childrens Social Worker, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity! Responsibilities of this role: Provide reliable effective social work help and intervention to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in need so that children maintain a reasonable standard of health and development, receive reasonable parenting, and have a sense of permanence. Where a child is disabled take action to minimise the effect of their disabilities so they have the opportunity to lead lives as normal a life as possible. Identify consistently in a timely way where children are unable to live at home, take action to secure permanence for them within a timescale that meets their needs. Where children are looked after address their needs in accordance with their care plan or pathway plan, so that they make progress and have every opportunity to fulfil their potential as adults. Show consistent effective child centred practice with children at the centre of professional assessment, planning, intervention and review activity, and their views and wishes (appropriate to their age and understanding) are sought and used to understand the child's world and shape the level of intervention and type of help offered. Provide effective professional leadership so that professionals work together to meet the needs of children in need, including those with a child protection plan, privately fostered children, and looked after children and care leavers. Work with parents / carers to strengthen protective factors and reduce risks to the child's welfare, where seeking to establishing rapport and trust as a basis for parents changing their behaviour so that the child receives safe reasonable parenting, or where parental cooperation is not forthcoming and there is no other way of safeguarding the child, pursue alternative arrangements for the child's upbringing. Work with foster carers, special guardians, prospective adopters and other people who are looking after someone else's children, so that children's needs are met and that they are able to live as normal a life as possible, understand their journey to their placement, are making good progress in terms of their health, development and education, and are prepared for their transition to adult life. Requirements of this role: Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England. Must have minimum of 2 years' experience. Must have a clean DBS. 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!
Job Title: Social Work Manager Location: Barnsley, S71 Salary: Paying up to £42,500 per annum Hours: 40 Hours per week, offering the option of hybrid working 1-2 days per week from home and the remainder on site. Flexibility with hours can be given, but will be dependent on service requirements. About our client We are pleased to be working with a client, based in Barnsley who are committed to ensuring high quality, person centred services are provided to allow for independence and well being of the people they will support. Over the last 23 years, their stable and knowledgeable team ensure that only a caring and supportive approach is offered to all families with multiple and/or complex needs. Due to an internal promotion, we are excited to be searching for a Social Work Manager to join their services. Rated as OUTSTANDING by Ofsted in their last 3 inspections, you can feel confident you will be joining an exceptional team. What's expected of me as Social Work Manager? As a Social Work Manager, you will be responsible and committed to manage and lead a team of 6 Social Workers (Assessors) based at a Family Assessment Unit. You will be dedicated in delivering top-tier support to both families and staff in accordance with Ofsted regulations. You will be required to hold exemplary safeguarding practices and be dedicated to facilitating positive outcomes for families. As the Social Work Manager, you will collaborate closely with the Registered Manager and Assistant Manager, stepping into their roles when necessary. Your duties will encompass overseeing staff management and supervision for the Social Work team, ensuring comprehensive quality assurance of parenting assessments. Moreover, you will be accountable for the advancement and calibre of all final parenting assessments submitted to local authorities. What are the key responsibilities as a Social Work Manager? Hold effective assessment skills for children and families Lead a team in providing holistic assessments, and sharing your social work expertise with your team Confidently liaise with professionals and represent our client to their local authorities and stakeholders. Monitor and evaluate work to ensure compliance and quality. Support management in day-to-day operations, including on-call duties. Conduct and manage risk assessments. Actively promote safeguarding and welfare standards. Create safe, structured learning environments. Seek opportunities for practice improvement. Establish and maintain professional liaisons. Uphold high standards of social work practice. Ensure quality childcare and house management. Implement safer recruitment protocols. Stay updated on legislation, guidance, and research. Work within assessment frameworks for children in need. Teach parenting skills and practices. Evaluate intervention effects on child wellbeing. What are the minimum requirements as a Residential Manager? Social work qualification and registration with Social Work England Minimum 3 years post qualifying experience 2 years in a supervisory role and management of staff Must have worked in a children social work-related role and/or social care (in an assessment team, or looked after Children's team) Sound knowledge of safeguarding, assessment practices and risk management Confident In your knowledge of childcare law, government guidance and current social work research Hold excellent report writing skills and able to manage your own workload Experienced in overseeing quality assistance, and ensuring a robust assessment procedure is in place Ideally hold a Level 5 diploma in Leadership and Management, or be willing to work towards this Experience of PAM'S (Parenting Assessment Manual) or Parent Asses approach for assessing parents Ideally experienced with Ofsted inspections and relevant frameworks How do I apply for this Registered Manager vacancy? If you're interested in being considered for this position, please click the APPLY button. For more information, please contact Sian Webb on / Search is an equal opportunities recruiter and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation or age.
Our Client, City of Doncaster Council, is seeking a Children's Social Worker to join their Team. Fantastic payrate of £35 per hour! Are you a Childrens Social Worker, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity! Responsibilities of this role: You should have experience of working with children, young people and their families, and we would particularly welcome those applicants who have recent experience working with Looked After and Care Experienced young people. You need to be committed to achieving positive outcomes for young people who have multiple vulnerabilities and face barriers to success in many areas of their lives. You should have a proven track record of establishing positive and meaningful relationships with young people and be able to manage challenges and balance multiple demands on your time. Having well-developed report writing and planning skills is a key requirement of the post. Requirements of this role: Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England. Must have minimum of 2 years' experience. Must have a clean DBS. 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!