Senior Social Worker

Hourly Rate: £33.30

Responsible to: Team Manager

Work Pattern: Hybrid (2 days a week in the office)

Location: Guildhall, Shrewsbury

Key Requirements

• Holding CIN/CP/PLO/Court work.
• Completing statutory duties including visits and holding core group meetings, attending court and completing parenting assessments and risk assessments.
• Working in the Case Management or Court Teams is a dynamic and exciting opportunity for a Social Worker who enjoys a varied caseload and working with families to ensure that children are safe and happy long term.
• Work with families in PLO and court with children who are looked after. In the Court Team, you would have a protected caseload of children subject to proceedings.
• Families are allocated dependent upon skills and experience, with a wealth of support on offer from the management team and other areas of the service.
• Hold a family through to permanence, whether this is a closure, step down to Early Help, adoption or transfer to the Looked After Children teams.
• Work with a wide range of partners, building positive relationships which then supports the various interventions you identify for our children and families.

Skills & Experience

• A qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Committed to supporting children, young people and their families and has the resilience to go that extra mile to ensure they achieve their potential.
• Someone who thinks outside the box, is able to challenge and make evidenced based decisions.
• UK driving license.
• Willing to work collaboratively as part of a team in sharing knowledge and supporting team development.
• 3 Years Post Qualifying experience.