Qualified Social Worker, Safeguarding/Family Support Team, Middlesborough Council

Qualified Social Worker, Safeguarding/Family Support Team, Middlesborough Council
Pay rate to £27.56 per hour
Contract role
 Vitalis are recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to work in a Safeguarding/Family Support team in Middlesborough Council.
 
Duties and Responsibilities:
 1.            To undertake a comprehensive Social Work service to Children and Families who need support under Child in Need (S17) and Child Protection (Section 47), including PLO and Public Law proceedings work.
 
2.            To formulate and design appropriate plans to meet identified needs and to arrange the implementation of such plans, including the chairing of core groups and CIN meetings.
 
3.            To provide appropriate ongoing support to individuals and families as the key worker, this will include home visits, meetings, direct work/observations, completion of reports and assessments in relation to the child’s lived experience, including reports for initial and review child protection conferences, and looked after reviews.
 
4.            To ensure that individual professional standards are maintained in line with agreed levels, including full compliance with policy and procedural guidelines and accepting primary responsibility for the level and quality casework recording.
 
5.            To feed back to the Team Manager any issues in relation to the effective to provision of services or policies during regular supervisions.
 
6.            To record clearly and accurately the work undertaken on a child’s file.
 
 
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.