Senior Social Worker - Duty & Assessment Team in Maidenhead

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently.

As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government.

Senior Social Worker - Duty & Assessment Team

About the role

In this role you will manage a caseload of children who may be on Child Protection, Child in Need and Looked After Children plans.

You will undertake visits to children and families and complete assessments and direct work to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

• Safety planning
• Completing Section 17 Single Assessments and Section 47 Enquiries
• Initial Child Protection Conferences
• Initial Core Group Meetings and Child in Need Meetings
• Court work including Section 7 and 37 reports
• Applications for court orders including Emergency Protection Orders and Interim Care Orders

About you

We are looking for someone who can work flexibly, has excellent communication skills and can work collaboratively to achieve shared outcomes.

• To be successful you will need to demonstrate;
• You are able to use evidence and professional judgement to make decisions and determine the risk of future harm.
• Your experience with CIN/CP/LAC.
• Your experience of assessing the needs of children and their families in accordance with the Framework for the Assessment.
• Your excellent written skills and experience writing comprehensive reports for the Courts.
• A full and valid driving licence and access to your own car.
• A professional social work qualification, CQSW or Diploma in Social Work (Dip SW), or other relevant qualification recognised by Social Work England.
• An active Social Work England registration.
• About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and perks to enable hybrid working.

• 29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (or for term‑time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non‑working periods in your contract).
• Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for Af C.
• Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension).
• Flexible working options – helping to keep a good work‑life balance.
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme.
• A range of staff benefits and discounts.
• An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway.
• Start dates

Successful candidates are expected to join on a set date in each month.

Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.

Right to work

The UK has introduced a new points‑based immigration system affecting EU and Non‑EU workers and sponsorship requirements.

We advise checking the UK Government guidance for right to work.

Equality

We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams.

Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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