CSW Senior/Specialist (London MOC)

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CSW Senior/Specialist (London MOC), Greater London

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Location: Greater London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

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Job Reference: 9c4ab6c9a3b2

Job Views: 7

Posted: 03.03.2025

Expiry Date: 17.04.2025

Job Description:

Job Category: Social & Health Care Qualified
Location: Sumner House, Southwark Council
Hours Per Week: 36.00
Start Date: Immediate Start
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 17:00
Salary: £29.72

Must be a qualified Social Worker for 5+ years and registered with Social Work England. Recent experience of working in a busy, fast-paced duty and assessment service is desirable. Expectation is that the worker is office-based at least 2x per week. During the team’s duty week, this will be 5 consecutive work days. Duty week runs from Thursday to Wednesday across 2 weeks.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Knowledge of childcare legislation, statutory guidance, and the London Child Protection Procedures
• Knowledge and understanding of child development, parenting capacity, environmental factors, and risk and protective factors
• Knowledge and understanding of current issues in children’s social work practice, particularly in relation to child protection and planning of interventions
• Knowledge of roles and responsibilities of key children’s agencies
• Knowledge of best practice for assessment and care planning, and some understanding of and commitment to the approaches within Southwark’s practice framework: systemic practices including Signs of Safety, restorative practices, and trauma/attachment-informed approaches including Secure Base
• Experience of direct social work with children and their families (including a recognised Social Work qualification and current registration with Social Work England)
• Experience of working effectively as part of a team and balancing personal workload
• Experience of preparing reports and presenting these within formal settings, such as court proceedings, fostering or adoption panels, youth justice panels, or other formal settings
• Experience of successfully working in an anti-discriminatory way including addressing issues of racism, inequality, and injustice
• Ability to collate and analyse complex information, and produce good quality written information that is easily understood by others
• Commitment to the principles of openness, transparency, and accountability and to the principles in centred, family-minded, strengths-based, evidence-informed, relationship-based, outcome-focused, fair and reflective practice
• Ability to formulate and implement effective social work
• Ability to produce high-quality reports with clarity
• Ability to develop professional relationships with children and their families
• Ability to manage own workload and be accountable for it
• Computer literacy skills at a level to maintain case records
• Knowledge and awareness of issues relating to communities from diverse backgrounds

Special Conditions of Recruitment:

Must hold a recognised social work qualification.
Must have a current registration with Social Work England.
Must be able to provide evidence of continuing professional development in line with the Professional Capability Framework for Social Workers, to include either successful completion of ASYE year or significant recent experience in a social work role within a statutory setting, working with children and families, and attendance to appropriate training.
A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level is required.
Comply with and promote the Council’s Equal Opportunities policy.
Occasional requirements to work evenings and weekends.

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