Children's Social Care Professional

5 hours ago

Slough, Slough, United Kingdom Slough Children First Full time
Job Description:

As a Child Protection Specialist - Family Support Service, you will play a crucial role in supporting vulnerable children and their families. Your primary responsibility will be to assess, plan, and implement interventions that promote the welfare of children and young people, ensuring their safety and well-being at all times.

You will work closely with other professionals and agencies to deliver effective services, empowering parents and carers to develop and maintain safe parenting practices. Your expertise in social work interventions and ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences will be essential in this role.

This position requires a professional social work degree or equivalent, demonstrable post-qualifying experience as a social worker, and registration with Social Work England. A DBS check and knowledge of the legal framework and assessment process in Children's Social Care are also essential.

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.

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary range of £35,000 - £45,000 per annum, depending on experience.
  • Comprehensive benefits package.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.

Estimated Salary: £42,500 per annum

Location: Slough, UK

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