To use strengths-based approaches to assess, monitor and review the social care needs of service users and informal carers and find appropriate solutions and make appropriate referrals to external agencies within a preventative, enabling and rehabilitation framework and universal services in accordance with the Care Act eligibility criteria.
Take responsibility for managing casework with the supervision of a qualified senior practitioner within an outcome focussed approach and within the teams expected performance targets and outcomes, whilst promoting independence and assessing and managing risk.
To hold an individual caseload of varying degrees of complexity excluding casework that requires the expertise of a qualified professional.
Posted by NonStop Consulting Ltd • £30/hr to £35/hr
What You Can Expect from the Role
As a Qualified Social Worker in Kinship Care, you'll be at the heart of ensuring that children are placed in loving and supportive kinship environments.
You will take ownership of complex cases, applying your expertise to assess and support kinship carers in providing the best possible outcomes for children.
This role provides a unique opportunity to make a lasting difference in children's lives while working closely with their extended families.
Senior Practitioners as they play a key role where they mentor, coach and supervise our aspiring social workers whilst still providing support to some of the most vulnerable children and young people of Hillingdon.
Our Client Hillingdon Council, is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Front Line Services Team.
It will be down to your expert knowledge and skills which will make you best placed to assess and manage high levels of risk, be systemic and solution focused in your approach to put effective safety plans in place.