Job Title: Social Worker - Looked After Children

Hourly Rate: 33.30

Part Time: 22.5 Hours

Work Pattern: Hybrid

Key Requirements

• As a Social Worker within the Children Looked After Service, you will be responsible for undertaking ongoing assessment work and intervention with children and families.
• Progressing children's plans and ensuring that they are accessing the right level of service at the right time.
• Working closely with colleagues and partner agencies to ensure that the voice of the child is heard, recorded and forms an integral part of your case planning.
• To visit and work with families as required, assessing and re-assessing children's needs whilst being looked after by the local authority.
• To act as a Case Manager and co-ordinate appropriate review meetings. To act as Key Worker in cases where a CLA Plan is in operation.
• To provide and contribute to Child & Family Assessments as required.
• To contribute to and to develop ways of identifying and assessing children determined to be in need within the criteria set out in the Children's Services Plan.
• To provide children and families with particular information and advice to assist in resolving problems. To liaise with other agencies on behalf of service users, to co-ordinate the various resources and arrange specific types of assistance.
• To carry out statutory duties as authorised by the Service Manager, Safeguarding Service and the Assistant Director and Director of Peoples Services.
• To present evidence and reports to Courts as required. To take part in the team's Duty system as required.
• To maintain computerised records and documentation in accordance with approved policies and procedures.
• To work in collaboration with parents, guardians, carers and other professionals in relation to Children Looked After and to maintain records in accordance with CLA requirements.

If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.