JOB TITLE: Children's Social Worker

JOB TYPE: Temporary

PRIMARY INDUSTRY: Social Care

ADDITIONAL INDUSTRIES: Public Sector

PRECISE LOCATION: Weybridge

DISPLAY LOCATION: Weybridge

SALARY: £32.76 per hour to £42 per hour

START DATE: ASAP

DURATION: Temporary ongoing

JOB DETAILS:

Are you an experienced Children's Social Worker? We are looking for an experienced Social Worker to undertake strengths based assessments of immediate and wider family members and engage them in developing plans that will meet the needs of children and that are SMART. To ensure plans are revised and reviewed regularly and inform manager of any escalations or risks and also any improvements. To ensure children are looked after are placed in permanent alternative families as soon as it is ascertained that their needs cannot be met and that their wishes and feelings are included in plans. To ensure looked after children's health and development, their education training and preparation for independence are advanced and their needs for contact with family members, siblings and friends is prioritised.

The role holder works under the supervision of more experienced staff and may take on responsibility for the supervision of non-professionally qualified staff, following appropriate training on staff supervision and assessment of competence. The complexity of tasks undertaken by the post holder will be determined by level of skill and experience of the worker and children and families presenting needs through discussion in supervision.

This will be on a temporary ongoing basis, full time 37 hours per week paying from £32.76 per hour up to £42 per hour depending on experience.

Please forward updated CV for immediate consideration. To start ASAP on an ongoing basis