Senior Social Worker

5 days ago


Newtown, United Kingdom POWYS COUNTY COUNCIL Full time

About the role:

We strive to build trusting relationships with our looked after children, their families, foster carers, residential staff, schools, and other professionals involved in the child’s care.

The team is well established and supportive. The principle social worker will work alongside senior social workers, social workers, support workers and a team coordinator. We also welcome social work students into the team each year. 

About you:

  • Listen carefully to the wishes and feelings of children.
  • Encourage the children and their families to participate at every opportunity.
  • Be motivated and determined to achieve successful outcomes.
  • Be a confident communicator in order to work with the whole network and ensure a clearly planned journey through care.
  • Ensure each child has a plan for permanence which could include supporting children to return home or to family and friends where possible. If this is not possible to find stable placements in foster families or residential settings where children can thrive.
  • You will be confident when working with children whose needs may be complex.
  • You will be able to provide advice and guidance to other members of the team and share best practice to support the development of the whole team.

What you will do:

  • Show a commitment to providing a high standard of social work practice by meeting our statutory duties and following policy and procedure.
  • Visit children regularly and build relationships with the children and their families.
  • Maintain up to date and accurate records which will be used to inform the plan for the child.
  • Attend and contribute to meetings as part of the care planning process, including Child Looked After (CLA) Review meetings
  • Complete assessments which will inform the plan for the child, this could include preparing statements and attending court

This position has a requirement for an Enhanced DBS Check


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