Support Worker, Wrexham Council, Children Prevention and Support Service (PASS) Team

Support Worker, Wrexham Council, Children Prevention and Support Service (PASS) Team

Location: Wrexham

Ref: EN163-317

Division: Childrens Services

Specialist Area: Support Worker

Job type: Contract

Salary (per hour): Negotiable dependent on experience and pay scheme selected

Job Description

The Support Worker must have a minimum of 2 years+ UK Support Worker experience within a Children\'s Social Work team.

The responsibilities will include:

1. Provide a structured quality service to support case holding social workers working with children, young people, and parents by developing good working partnerships with them, their families, foster carers, and other stakeholders.
2. Work can include court-ordered supervised contacts between children and parents and one-to-one work regarding identified needs within Care and Support Plans and Child Protection Plans. PASS also undertakes structured Family Group Meetings with families within PLO processes.
3. Manage referrals from Local Authority child case holding Social Workers.
4. Undertake 6 to 8 week planned provision with guidance from the social worker.
5. Commence work after an initial visit with case holding social worker, PASS worker, and family.
6. Planned weekend work when appropriate to service user need.
7. Support all Children’s Social Care teams in a timely and structured way through a referral process, with an emphasis on early referrals to prevent serious family crises.

Work Hours: 37 hours per week (flexible by negotiation)

Contract Duration: 3 month Temporary Contract

Start Date: Subject to DBS and reference clearance.

Benefits

Successful candidates will benefit from:

1. A Kindle Fire upon commencement of contract (see terms)
2. A £20 Amazon voucher if registration is completed within 2 weeks (see terms)
3. Competitive pay rates
4. Weekly payroll
5. Free access to a comprehensive online training portal worth £500 a year
6. Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
7. Receive up to £250 for each referred worker (see terms)

The successful candidate will need to hold a DipSW or equivalent, must be registered with the HCPC, have a current DBS, and be a car driver.

Please call the recruitment team where you will speak to one of our dedicated consultants on 0333 1234 530.