Qualified Social Worker Children In Care - Randstad Care : Job Details

Are you a committed Qualified Social Worker? Do you have a passion for providing first-class support to Children's Services? We have a fantastic Locum Social Work Opportunity based within a Children In Care Team in the Halton area. Benefits:

• A dedicated consultant - one point of contact
• Keep your CPD/Training up to date by accessing our e-learning online portal
• Weekly payroll
• Two weekly payroll runs
• Competitive pay rates
• Weekly mailers keeping you up to date with locum posts within your locality
• Receive up to £300 for referring a friend or colleague (T&Cs apply)

Responsibilities:

• Analyse, summarise and evaluate this information to provide a holistic assessment of a child's needs
• Understand the context of child development, parenting capacity, family and environmental factors in which to establish the needs of an individual child
• Provide written and verbal reports which are concise, informative and based on analysis of complex evidence
• Assess needs, to devise written plans for intervention and/or care for children and their families
• Develop and manage Child Protection Plans for all children on the Child Protection Register
• To maintain case records, keeping case files well organised, up to date and able to provide concise and accurate information about a child's circumstances and plans

To be considered for the Social Worker role you must:

• Have 1-3 years' experience of working within a similar setting
• Social Work Qualification
• Registered with Social Work England
• Have experience of long term child protection and assessment work
• Be able to manage a full and complex caseload
• Have a good knowledge of the issues and risks faced by children in care and the procedures to manage these
• Work well individually and within a team

To avoid missing out on this fantastic opportunity please apply today, or for more information call Lynne Thomson on .

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.