Senior Social Worker 2yrs
Senior Social Worker 2yrs
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Job Description
- Job Purpose
To support social workers who safeguard and promote the welfare of the most vulnerable children and young people in the City through the delivery of high quality service.
- Key Responsibilities
Cases
To be responsible for an allocated worker casework role as assigned by Team Manager/Social Worker.
Assessments & Interventions
To collect accurately record using management information systems and critically analyse all relevant information and take appropriate actions to fulfil statutory responsibilities to promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of the child/young people.
To ensure the wellbeing and safety of the child/young person is paramount through analysing all necessary information to complete assessments that comply with statutory requirements.
As directed provides practical day to day support to children and their families.
Partnership Working
Liaise and work with other professionals and agencies to achieve optimal outcomes for children and young people; and ensure that services are joined up in approach.
Case Recording & Report Writing
To accurately record report and communicate using accurate uptodate evidence based information in accordance with statutory and organisational requirements.
To communicate effectively to a variety of audiences through written verbal and other means of communication.
Development & Accountability
To take personal responsibility for your own professional development and reflective practice and keep uptodate with changes to legislation court rules policies procedures and best practice development.
To work as a team member and attend team meetings and service reviews to positively contribute to the outcomes for children achieved as a team.
Actively support the Team Manager by undertaking any other duties commensurate with the job or needs of the service.
Supervision Received
- Supervising Officer Job Title
Team Manager
- Level of Supervision
Left to work within established guidelines subject to scrutiny by supervisor.
- Supervision Given (excludes those who are indirectly supervised i.e. through others).
N/A
- Special Conditions
This vacancy is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act
A Disclosure and Barring Services/ISA checks will be undertaken
Person specification:
Education/Qualifications
- Approved social work qualification
- Registration with Social Work England (SWE)
Experience
(Relevant work and other
experience)
- Experience of working with vulnerable children and their families.
- Experience of working closely with statutory and voluntary agencies
Competencies/Capabilities
Social Work Specific Knowledge & Skills
- Demonstrates current knowledge of professional social work practices
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the social work task
- Demonstrates experience and understanding of key legislation
- Evidence of supporting students and/or colleagues
- An ability to intervene effectively within situations of increasing complexity and challenge
Communication
- Ability to communicate effectively to a variety of audiences through written verbal and other means of communication.
- An ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence using the English Language as required by Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016
Analytical Thinking
- Logically interprets and draws meaning from information that leads to a clear analysis of required intervention.
- Anticipates and reviews situations in depth to identify critical issues and act upon them
Resilience
Demonstrates resilience to challenge in a complex highly pressurised environment. This individuals skills will have been tested and an ability to maintain composure under pressure should be demonstrated.
Record Keeping
An ability to accurately record information in different format
Valuing Diversity
- Shows respect for diversity and values individual differences
- Treats all people fairly and appropriately regardless of race religion belief gender age disability sexual orientation appearance or position.
- Demonstrates an understanding of disadvantages and social deprivation.
Employment Type
Full Time
