Social Worker - Disabled Children's Team

Posted 09 January 2025
Salary £33 - £33.3 per hour
LocationWalsall
Job type Temporary
Discipline Social Work
Reference21480
ContactTerena Liddon

Job description

Opus people solutions on behalf of Walsall Council have an exciting opportunity for a Social Worker to join their Disabled Children's Team


Length of assignment: 3 Months
Hours per week: 37
Hourly rate: £33.30
Location: Walsall council
Remote/Office based:Hybrid

  • Manage a mixed workload, including working with vulnerable children, young people,
    families and carers who experience complex problems.
  • To ensure needs are met and risks are managed to achieve best outcomes for
    children and young people.
  • Provide high quality and timely assessments and reports in the agreed format for
    Courts, Child Protection Case Conferences, Statutory Child in Care Reviews and any
    other forum as directed.
  • Work collaboratively with and develop good working relationships with individual
    children and young people, families, carers, colleagues and other agencies.
  • Undertake safeguarding investigations, attend strategy meetings, case conferences
    and reviews as the lead professional where required.
  • Encourage a work environment which promotes the health, safety and wellbeing of
    self and others.
  • Perform duties in line with the Social Work England Professional Standards.
  • Any other duties required by the Team Manager commensurate with the grade of the
    post

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.