Details:
- Salary: £37.52 - 39.04 - Hour
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: E8 Hackney Central Greater London
- Date: 6 days ago
Description:
Senior Social Workers - Family Help Service £39.04ph
Location: Hackney
The social worker will be holding cases from when the family are allocated to when the case closes.
To Carry out children and family as Children in Need, Child Protection, Court work (that currently the Child Protection Service do).
Education, Training and Qualifications
-Degree Social Work / Post Qualified Experience
-Social Work England registered / HCPC Registered
-Evidence of continuing professional development
-A satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) disclosure at enhanced level.
PROVEN EXPERIENCE
-Knowledge and understanding of child development, parenting capacity, environmental factors, risk and protective factors.
-Ability to summarise, analyse and evaluate complex information.
- Knowledge of childcare legislation, statutory guidance, Child Protection Procedures.
- Knowledge and understanding of a range of systemic interventions, methodologies and commitment to the systemic approach and Social Learning Theory interventions.
- Ability to formulate and implement effective social work interventions.
-Ability to write concise reports and have excellent verbal communication skills.
- Computer literacy and the skills necessary to work with information management systems and produce good quality data in a variety of formats.
- Ability to create a rapport and build relationships with children and parents / carers 4 Accountability
- Knowledge and understanding of statutory frameworks and guidance for children’s social work
-Knowledge of roles and responsibilities of key children’s agencies.
- An understanding of relationship management and the capacity to establish and maintain effective communication and working relationships
-Knowledge and awareness of issues relating to communities from different racial and cultural backgrounds and Equal Opportunities.
NB: All employees are expected to adhere to the Council’s Diversity & Equality and Health and Safety Policies.
This role is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at enhanced level is required