Senior Social Work Specialist

4 days ago


Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom Corus Consultancy Full time
Job Title: Senior Social Work Specialist

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Social Work Specialist to join our team at Corus Consultancy in Birmingham. The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing relatives or friends to care for children & young people when their own parents are not able to.

The ideal candidate will have strong administration and IT skills, as well as effective communication and positive relationship skills. They will also have the ability to work effectively with colleagues and other agencies, solve problems, negotiate, and make decisions to support the social work team.

About the Role:

  1. Contact potential Connected Persons Foster Carers / Special Guardians to introduce yourself/the service and talk through the stage one checks & references required as part of the full Form C Coram BAAF assessment.
  2. Be confident in using electronic systems CHARMS, Eclipse, spreadsheets, etc. to keep records up to date and communicate with people using a variety of different methods.
  3. Work alongside and communicate effectively with Social Workers and other professionals across the service including child care social workers, legal representatives, GP's, and the medical advisor.
  4. Meet with potential applicants and help them complete paperwork, check ID for the purposes of DBS checks, and ensure people have the correct paperwork and understand the process for requesting a full adult medical with their GP.
  5. Support social workers within the service to complete the full Form C Coram BAAF assessment; this may include completing one-to-one sessions with applicants or supporting with other documentation i.e., health & safety checklist, safer care agreement, chronologies, etc.

Responsibilities:

  1. Be responsible for an 'allocated worker' casework role, as assigned by Team Manager/Social Worker.
  2. Collect, accurately record, using management information systems, and critically analyse all relevant information and take appropriate actions to fulfil statutory responsibilities to promote and safeguard the well-being and interests of the child/young person.
  3. Ensure the well-being and safety of the child/young person is paramount through analysing all necessary information to complete assessments that comply with statutory requirements.
  4. As directed, provide practical day-to-day support to children and their families.
  5. Liaise and work with other professionals and agencies to achieve optimal outcomes for children and young people; and ensure that services are 'joined up' in approach.
  6. Accurately record, report and communicate using accurate, up-to-date evidence-based information in accordance with statutory and organisational requirements.
  7. Communicate effectively to a variety of audiences through written, verbal, and other means of communication.
  8. Take personal responsibility for your own professional development and reflective practice and keep up-to-date with changes to legislation, court rules, policies, procedures, and best practice development.
  9. Work as a team member and attend team meetings and service reviews to positively contribute to the outcomes for children achieved as a team.
  10. Actively support the Team Manager by undertaking any other duties commensurate with the job or needs of the service.

Estimated Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 per annum depending on experience.

Benefits: We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including opportunities for career development and training.

About Us: Corus Consultancy is a leading provider of social work services in Birmingham. We are committed to delivering high-quality services to vulnerable children and young people.



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