Social Worker

Seven Social Care is looking for a Social Worker at Walsall Borough Council in the CIC Team

Main purpose of the job role:

To provide effective help and protection to children, young people, families and carers, and help them to achieve positive outcomes.

To undertake effective assessment, planning and direct work to safeguard children and young people and to meet their needs, and the needs of families and carers.

To practice social work in a transparent, accountable and safe way in accordance with professional standards and ethics.

Role specific duties and accountabilities:

Practice within the prevailing legislative framework and council policies and procedures, under the supervision of the Team Manager.

Ensure that work is completed within the stated timescales in accordance with both national and local policy.

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.

Advocate for children and young people and ensure their voices are heard and they are supported to participate in a variety of ways and forums as is appropriate to their needs, age and development

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.

Maintain records in relation to recording information about children and families in line with Council policy and procedure.

Working with Seven Social Care:

Established in 2011, Seven Social Care is a leading provider of social care professionals to county councils, charities, hospitals, care homes and private organisations across the UK.

Seven is the recruitment service that guarantees experienced, qualified and available staff exactly when you need them. Our expert talent acquisition team seamlessly connect professionals to all areas of social care; including Children and Adults, Mental Health, Substance Misuse, Community, Support Work and everything in between.

After being shortlisted for multiple awards in 2018, we are proud of our nationwide reputation for providing a world-class recruitment service that is underpinned by honesty, integrity and attention to detail.

Refer a friend, family member or colleague for £250

If you’re not the perfect match for this role, but you know a Social Worker who is, help them find their dream job by referring them to Seven Social Care. As a little ‘thank you’ from us, you will receive £250 for every referral that is successfully placed into a new role.

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