Social Worker
2 weeks ago
Contract: 6-month assignment
Rate: £42 per hour
Location: Bury St Edmund, Suffolk
Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Consultant Social Worker to join our Children in Care team. This role focuses on supporting children involved in care proceedings and those in long-term care or progressing toward permanent alternative care planning.
As a Consultant Social Worker, you will:
- Support the team manager with management oversight, supervision, and guidance for social workers.
- Provide flexible support for case management and direct work, including holding a small caseload if required.
- Step in for complex tasks requiring urgent responses.
Key Responsibilities:
- Undertake direct work with children in care, understanding their lived experiences, wishes, and feelings.
- Complete life story work and produce life story books.
- Write, review, and amend care plans based on identified needs.
- Prepare reports for Children in Care reviews and Court proceedings.
- Work collaboratively with carers, parents, family networks, and professionals (IROs, Guardians, Health, Education).
Requirements:
- Ability to travel, including to rural locations – driving license essential.
- Qualified Social Worker
- Social Work England Registered
- Strong experience in children's social care and care proceedings.
- Excellent communication and report-writing skills.
If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.
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