Qualified Social Worker - Family help service in Hackney

My client London Borough of Hackney is looking for a Qualified Social Worker to join their Family help service.

PURPOSE

To provide a high quality and effective social work service to respond to the needs of children and their families in a timely manner and within statutory guidelines. To assess need, plan and deliver focused intervention to safeguard children and promote positive outcomes. Guidance, support and supervision will be provided in line with the individual's experience and capabilities and in line with our Supervision Policy. Newly qualified Staff at grade P01 will undertake all work with support, close supervision and guidance and will have a reduced caseload. Upon successful completion of the ASYE, Social Workers will automatically move to P02.

Key Accountabilities

• Assessment
• To provide a clear and accurate assessment of a child and his/her family's needs in line with statutory guidance.
• To undertake interviews, observation and gather information from children, families and other agencies.
• To analyse, summarise and evaluate this information to provide a holistic assessment of a child's needs.
• To understand the context of child development, parenting capacity and family and environmental factors in which to establish the needs of an individual child.
• To assess and balance risk and protective factors within a child protection framework.
• To provide written and verbal reports which are concise, informative and based on analysis of complex evidence.
• To review and reassess when necessary and be open to a change of view in response to new evidence.

• Planning and service delivery
• To provide focused and purposeful social work interventions with explicit aims and objectives about desired outcomes within the context of managing risk to children.
• On the basis of assessed needs, to devise written plans for intervention and/or care for children and their families.
• To carry out planned interventions using a range of tried and tested methodologies including systemic and social learning theory approaches.
• To use research findings and statutory guidance to inform social work practice.
• To utilise problem solving skills within the context of a professional relationship with parents and their children.
• To develop and manage Child Protection Plans for all children who require them in line with child protection procedures.
• To provide and present concise reports about complex information in line with the requirements of the London Child Protection Procedures, and the court.

• Direct work with children and their families
• To build a professional relationship with children and their families and to use that relationship to safeguard children and promote positive outcomes.
• To communicate effectively with children and their families, ensuring that their views and wishes are heard, and recorded accurately.
• To establish rapport and build a respectful, honest and trusted relationship with children and their families, particularly their parents and/or main carers.
• To respond in a timely manner to all contacts from children and their families.
• To ensure that children and their families are provided with written reports about their circumstances and plans for intervention.
• To understand and respect the rights of children.
• To deal promptly and sensitively to complaints from service users within the framework of the Council Complaints Procedure.
• To ensure all matters in respect of child protection are dealt with promptly, effectively and in line with the child protection procedures.

• Accountability
• To take responsibility and be accountable for all work undertaken as directed by the Screening Referral Manager/Team Manager.
• To manage the workload as directed and organise and plan work activities taking into account the need to prioritise tasks and responsibilities.
• To take responsibility for your own professional development by attending supervision, appraisals and learning and training opportunities.
• To ensure that statutory responsibilities are undertaken for children including visiting children, arranging reviews, reporting to the court, delivering within timescales and meeting any other national and local performance targets.
• To maintain management information about children and their families by inputting data in line with the IT frameworks which have been adopted by the service.
• 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 take responsibility for maintaining a staff presence within the social work unit to respond to unplanned calls or events, by partaking in rotas or other cover arrangements.
• To keep up to date with research knowledge of social learning theory and systemic approaches.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs.
• Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply. You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions. Remedy Social Care is an APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.