CAFCASS urgently requires a Social Work England registered Social Worker/ Family Court Adviser in Chelmsford
This position is in their Work After First Hearing Team (Private Law)
Your role here would be to provide advanced social work-level services to children, families and courts by assessing and analysing court applications for any child protection and serious welfare issues affecting a child or young person.
Also to influence those with parental responsibility to be more child-focused when needed and to advise the courts about how a childs life can be improved, supporting judicial case management in the process.
To achieve this you will need to keep the child at the centre of your work through high quality direct work with children and their families.
You will also need to be a skilled negotiator, working persuasively with family members and professionals on behalf of children.
You will need to keep the child's timescale in the context of the child's journey through childhood and, where applicable, the care system, at the centre of everything you do and you must be prepared to advocate in the best interests of the child, ensuring their voice is not lost in the court arena.
You will be required to be a resilient, reflective and accountable practitioner, possessing good IT and organisational skills, so that you can maintain a high throughput of outstanding casework.
Suitable candidates must have a degree in social work and be on the SWE register.
Please apply today for more information.
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