Our Client, Cheshire West and Chester Council, is seeking a Children's Social Worker to join their Team.
Fantastic payrate of £37.22 per hour!
Are you a Childrens Social Worker in the Cheshire Area, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity!
Responsibilities of this role:
- Assess the needs of children and young people who require social work services including the identification of risk and the need for protection.
- To develop, co-ordinate and deliver multi-agency plans to meet assessed needs and to review these plans to ensure they continue to meet assessed needs
- Identify unmet needs and gaps in service provision to inform resource allocation and service development
- Engage other professionals, statutory and voluntary agencies in the delivery of services agreed following the assessment of need
- Manage an allocated workload within a team setting
- Comply with the statutory obligations and departmental policing and procedures.
- Maintain accurate and up to date records on the Integrated Children's System (ICS) at all times
- Prepare for and participate in professional supervision sessions and staff meetings and make use of all available training and developmental opportunities
- Contribute to the evaluation and development of services and new ideas by sharing knowledge about theory, skills and practice with other Social Services staff, professional groups and interested bodies
- Provide professional support to newly qualified and less experienced social work staff to enable others to develop their knowledge and skills
Requirements of this role:
- Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.
- Must have a Social Work qualification (Diploma in social work, social work degree or equivalent)
- Must have minimum of 2 years experience working as a Qualified social worker in a similar team
- Must be a car driver, with access to own vehicle.
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!