Qualified Social Worker, Assessment and Intervention Team

Qualified Social Worker, Assessment and Intervention Team
Pay rate to £39 per hour
Contract role
We are recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to work in an Assessment and Intervention Team in Oldham.

Job role involves the following:
- Being an active member of the team that features one advanced practitioner and 5 social workers
- with the reforms, we are going into localities which will involve picking up S47s on duty days with S17s spread across 2 teams rather than in any given 'duty week' block.
- Contributing and minuting Strategy Discussions and CIN meetings/plans
- Undertaking S47 enquiries, single assessments, risk assessments, direct work with children to obtain understanding of their lived experiences and inform decision making
- Intervention work with families according to their areas of need
- Presenting children to child protection conferences and legal gateway where appropriate
- Engaging in supervision to review case work.
- Safety planning.
- Contingency planning with families to try and reduce risk of children being accommodated - family meetings in line with reforms at earliest opportunity
- Managing risk and escalating where appropriate to do so.
 
Don’t forget, if this role isn’t the perfect fit, we’re confident we can find one that is. We recruit across a wide range of public sector specialisms, including:
Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)

• Best Interest Assessor (BIA)
• Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
• Looked After Children (LAC)
• Children’s Social Work
• Adult Social Work
• Service Manager
• Head of Service
• Team Manager
• Assistant Team Manager
• A wide range of housing roles
• Careers in SEND in local authorities

 
Let us help you take the next step in your career. Get in touch with me today to explore our exciting opportunities!
Contact me on olivia.russell@vitalissocialcare.co.uk or 07521053670 for more information.