Senior Social Worker (Childrens) - Family Solutions West Team 2

Our client Oxfordshire county council is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Childrens Family Solutions West Team 2.

Job Purpose

To provide professional social work to a caseload of children, young people, and families, appropriate to experience and capabilities, ensuring their views are heard. To ensure the highest of professional standards and good overall knowledge of relevant law, legislation, and practice in line with the values and principles of FSP. To ensure provision of good quality services which integrate government and local guidance and initiatives including, Children Acts 1989 & 2004, Working Together, local Child Protection and Looked After Children procedures, and the DoH, Assessment Framework 2000.

Job Responsibilities

• To provide an efficient and effective service to children, young people, and their families, ensuring that the needs of the children and their parents/carers are professionally assessed, and that relevant interventions are provided where needed, in a timely way.
• To work with families using the FSP Workbook modules, and a strengths-based approach.
• To prepare and submit written reports as and when required, including child protection conference reports and legal reports for care proceedings.
• To attend conferences, reviews and court as required for each case presenting plans clearly, with professionalism and integrity.
• To ensure the Assistant/Team Manager is kept fully appraised of significant information about allocated families, seeking advice as and when necessary.
• To attend group supervision when required and to ensure that relevant updates are provided before each group supervision session.
• To attend individual supervision when required and engage in continual professional development as recommended by the Assistant/Team Manager.
• To use ICT to maintain accurate case records, and to be able to record activity in line with key performance management data.
• To ensure that all case management complies with the statutory requirements and the Council's policies and procedures.
• To act as the duty worker for the team on a rotational basis.
• To undertake child and family assessments for allocated families when required.
• To investigate allegations of harm or neglect under s47 Children Act 1989 when required.
• To practice in line with the Council's procedures and statutory regulation in supporting children who come into the care of the local authority.
• To be familiar with and committed to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice and the Council Policy and Plan and to implement this in all aspects of working practice and promote it in the team, workplace, and wider organisation.
• To proactively liaise with and work in partnership with other agencies and organisations, parents and carers.

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.