Social Worker - Family Intervention

 Social Worker - Family Intervention Team 

• £34.31 per hour
• North Wales
• 37 hours p/w
• Hybrid working

About the role:

Child Protection & Court 

• To provide a comprehensive social work service in a variety of settings within a framework of relevant legislation and procedures, supporting children, young people, families and groups within the community. Social Workers will take responsibility for a caseload according to qualifications and experience.
• To form, develop and maintain professional relationships with children and young people and their families through direct casework, supervision, shared activity and counselling, in such a way that the child/young person’s family’s needs are met. 
• To provide a service, which meets primary needs, promotes development, and assists behavioural difficulties and vulnerabilities
• To identify and assess risk of abuse, failure to protect, or harm to children. 
• To advise senior managers as to any concerns in respect of children/young people with particular reference to there being at risk of abuse or harm. 
• To identify, contribute to and suggest ideas for good practice and its development, and to take a lead in a special area of responsibility. 
• To value, recognise and respect the diversity, expertise and experience of individuals, families and carers and enable them to make informed decisions and express their needs. 
• To challenge discrimination, disadvantage and other forms of inequality, injustice and oppressive practice. 
• To maximise the financial and material resources available to service users and carer(s) from all possible sources and ensure value for money care packages. • Ensure that service users and carers are aware of the Department’s Complaints procedures. 
• To case manage child protection work. 
• To understand the changing culture, health and social needs of the locality to inform current and future practice and service provision. 
• To establish good practice by example 
• To provide verbal and written information to aid care planning activities and to provide evidence for assessment of need and care plan approaches. 
• To implement designated actions from care plans. 
• To gather and interpret information on agreed criteria related to the care of a client or implementation of procedures. 
• To lead meetings to define care planning activities and to evaluate evidence for assessment of need and care plan approaches. 
• To set up mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating delegated actions from care plans. • To derive and interpret information related to the care of a service user or implementation of procedures 
• To communicate effectively and in the best interests of the client in case conferences, planning meetings, discussions with clients/families, inter-agency personnel, team members and in staff supervision. 
• If required, to give evidence in court in relation to care. 
• To work within established protocols, negotiate expectations/roles in liaison with others, e.g. in the key worker role / in multi agency working. 
• To represent the Team as required on behalf of a service user - this includes representing individuals and the dept/team in meetings/conference. 
• To attend child protection meetings. 
• To appropriately challenge the judgements and decisions of others where there is evidence that the needs of those you are working with are not being met.

What you need:

• A degree in Social Work or equivalent
• Registered with Social Care Wales
• Completed relevant post-qualifying training
• Enhanced DBS check
• Excellent communication and written skills

 
 
Why Work with Pertemps Social Care?
 
We’re committed to making your job search seamless and rewarding. Here’s what our candidates can expect:
 
✅ Your Own Consultant – Your contact will be a social care specialist who knows the sector inside-out, has great connections across the region, and provides the tailored career advice you need to ensure the next step is the best one for you.
✅ Simple, Online Registration – Our process is designed to ensure your registration journey is quick and straightforward.
✅ Exclusive Roles – you have access to roles exclusive to us 
✅ Great Incentives – We have an exceptional referral scheme. Recommend your friends and colleagues and earn an introduction fee of £250. We will pay you £250 if you find your own role
✅ State of the Art Compliance – We use powerful next-generation software to manage these critical processes are as quick, efficient, and stress-free as possible.
✅ Fast, Reliable Payroll – Get paid promptly and securely, every time.
And much more to ensure your job-search is smooth and hassle-free.
 
Our Roles
 
We place Social Care Practitioners into a wide range of essential roles, including:
 

• Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)
• Best Interest Assessor (BIA)
• Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
• Looked After Children (LAC)
• Fostering / Adoption
• Children’s & Adult Social Work
• Service Manager / Head of Service
• Team Manager / Assistant Team Manager
• Occupational Therapist

 
If you’re interested in finding your next role in social care, we can help!
 
📩 Get in Touch Today!
📧 kaye.fleming@pprsocialcare.co.uk
📞 07435 787 863 / 0161 804 7658
 
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