Children's Social Worker - Starting Point Recruitment : Job Details

SPR are proud to be working alongside a public sector client to recruit for a temporary Children’s Social Worker based in the Birmingham Area.Working Instructions: Hours: Full Time – (flexible where needed)Pay Rate: £30.57 - £33.30 per hourLocation: Hybrid working / based in the Birmingham areaEssential Criteria:

• Enhanced DBS – Children’s and Adult’s– Update Service
• Must have clean driver’s license with access to own vehicle
• Understand relevant legislation in Children’s Act
• Recent experience surrounding areas of CIN, CP through to court, LAC, Family Safeguarding, Early Years and Duty and Assessment

Main Responsibilities of Children’s Social Worker:

• Manage an allocated social work caseload relating to children, young people, and families
• Undertake assessments in accordance with legislation, policies, and procedures; with consideration to both the Framework for Assessment and risk to inform analysis and plans
• Identify children in need who may also need protection and effectively safeguard them
• Assess the needs of children and young people and determine an appropriate level of intervention and service provision, including packages of support for families
• Making recommendations or referrals to other services or agencies
• Ensure the needs and wishes of children are fully addressed in the assessment and planning process and that there is evidence of children and young people's participation
• Create and maintain accurate case files and records
• Liaise, and to work jointly, with colleagues and staff from other agencies and liaise with other agencies on behalf of existing service users.
• Any other duties and responsibilities within the range of the salary grade.

Applications – APPLY NOW!Apply Please apply by submitting your CV to this advertisement.For more information, please contact Megan Paxton at SPR on