Social Worker

1 day ago

Slough, Slough, United Kingdom Slough Children First Full time
Job Title: Children's Social Care Professional

The Slough Children First organization is seeking a dedicated and passionate children's social care professional to join our team of experts. This role involves working with vulnerable children and families, providing support and guidance to ensure their well-being and safety.

We are looking for an individual who can effectively communicate with children, young people, and their families, as well as with other professionals and agencies. You will be responsible for assessing, planning, and implementing interventions to promote the welfare of children and young people, and for collaborating with colleagues and other organizations to deliver effective services.

This role offers a competitive salary range of £35,000 - £45,000 per annum, depending on experience. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, we offer opportunities for professional development and training to help you achieve your career goals.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of the child/young person at all times and throughout all aspects of work.
  • Thoroughly assess, critically analyze, plan, and implement suitable interventions for complex cases that fulfill statutory regulations, instigating proceedings and taking cases to court as required, while effectively managing risk at all times and seeking support from senior team members when required.
  • Produce concise, well-structured assessments, plans, and reports, clearly recording and reporting analysis and judgements, and ensuring that all recommendations are followed.
  • Work with children, young people, and families/carers to develop effective relationships through meaningful and purposeful direct work, actively seeking and understanding their needs and views to promote their participation in decision making and inform practice in assessment and planning in individual cases.
  • Work in partnership with colleagues and other agencies to deliver accessible and effective services, empowering parents and carers to develop and maintain safe parenting practices, leading meetings to achieve outcomes for children.
  • Be responsible for own individual performance in line with national standards, service, and team-specific performance indicators and actions required to address areas for improvement.
  • Be responsible for own professional development, keeping pace with national, regional, and local policy initiatives, attending training to maintain professional development, and ensuring the receipt of regular supervision.
  • Participate in and learn from routine observation, review, and auditing activity conducted by the Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager to secure the highest possible standards of social work practice.
  • With the agreement of the Assistant Team Manager, identify resources where required and available to promote child/family well-being.
  • Develop and maintain effective internal and external working relationships to achieve optimal outcomes for children and young people, ensuring a joined-up approach to relationships with other team members and managers.
  • Represent Slough Children First's values and be part of setting a positive culture within your team, service, and Slough Children First; challenge behavior when it is not aligned with our values and take appropriate action; support a professional in a respectful and child-focused environment that supports Slough Children First's vision.
  • Ensure all interventions are conducted within an anti-discriminatory framework, and take into account issues such as race, gender, sexuality, disability, etc., and deliver appropriate services to the diverse communities of Slough.

Requirements:

  • Professional Social Work Degree or equivalent (Essential)
  • Demonstrable post-qualifying experience as a social worker working with children and families (Essential)
  • Social Work England Registered (Essential)
  • DBS Check (Enhanced)
  • Knowledge and application of the legal framework and assessment process in Children's Social Care (Essential)
  • Knowledge and understanding of the values and principles underpinning the involvement of children, young people, and families/carers, including the right to access independent advocacy and complaints processes (Essential)
  • Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, to a range of audiences including children, young people, parents, and carers and professional colleagues (Essential)
  • Knowledge and application of social work interventions in at least one area of practice (Essential)
  • Ability to gather and assess information to inform judgment in complex situations and in response to challenge, clearly reporting and recording analysis (Essential)
  • Ability to use a range of interventions effectively and evaluate them in practice to ensure that the correct outcomes are achieved (Essential)
  • Ability to manage and prioritize own workload independently, maintaining professionalism in challenging circumstances and seeking support and suggesting solutions for workload difficulties (Essential)
  • Acceptance and commitment to the principles of human rights and equality and how they underpin practice (Essential)
  • Understands and has experience of the statutory framework underpinning social work (Essential)
  • Computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (Essential)
  • Some experience in using electronic case management skills (Essential)
  • Current UK driving license and access to a vehicle (Desirable)

Estimated Salary: £40,125 per annum

Location: Slough, UK

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