Are you an experienced and passionate Social Worker committed to making a difference in Children's Services?
We have a fantastic Locum Social Work Opportunity based within a Children In Care Team in the St Helens, Merseyside area.
Benefits:
- A dedicated consultant - one point of contact
- Keep your CPD/Training up to date by accessing our e-learning online portal
- Weekly payroll
- Two weekly payroll runs
- Competitive pay rates
- Weekly mailers keeping you up to date with locum posts within your locality
- Receive up to £300 for referring a friend or colleague (T&Cs apply)
Responsibilities:
- Analyse, summarise and evaluate this information to provide a holistic assessment of a child's needs
- Understand the context of child development, parenting capacity, family and environmental factors in which to establish the needs of an individual child
- Provide written and verbal reports which are concise, informative and based on analysis of complex evidence
- Assess needs, to devise written plans for intervention and/or care for children and their families
- Develop and manage Child Protection Plans for all children on the Child Protection Register
- To maintain case records, keeping case files well organised, up to date and able to provide concise and accurate information about a child's circumstances and plans
To be considered for the Social Worker role, ideally you will have:
- 1-3 years' experience of working within a similar setting
- Social Work Qualification
- Registered with Social Work England
- Be able to manage a full and complex caseload
- Have a good knowledge of the issues and risks faced by children in care and the procedures to manage these
- Work well individually and within a team
To avoid missing out on this fantastic opportunity please apply today, or for more information call Lynne Thomson on .
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.