Social Worker

3 months ago

Devizes, United Kingdom Wiltshire Council Full time

Job summary

Support and Safeguarding Service - Empowering Families, Protecting Futures

Nestled in the charming rural market town of Devizes our East team invites qualified social workers to embark on a rewarding journey where you'll make a meaningful impact on the lives of vulnerable children and families.

Main duties of the job

Our Social Workers are pivotal in supporting Wiltshire's vulnerable children, from pre-birth to age 18. We operate on a patch-based model, matching families with your expertise and chosen patch, encompassing areas like Tidworth and Ludgershall, Devizes and Pewsey, as well as Marlborough and Calne.

We prioritise flexibility, offering various work locations and hotdesking opportunities to facilitate collaboration with safeguarding teams and services.

At our core, we believe in a 'one journey, one worker' approach, providing consistent support through dedicated relationships. Our diverse team includes ASYEs, experienced social workers, Family Keyworkers, and an Assistant Team Manager. In the East team, we are also fortunate to have a specialist domestic abuse worker dedicated to supporting families affected by domestic abuse.

Collaboration is central to our work, as you'll partner with professionals and multi-agency teams. We care about your well-being, offering flexible work arrangements such as a 9-day fortnight, compressed hours, full or part-time positions, and job shares. Social workers registered with Social Work England are welcome, and we support returning professionals with a supportive program to facilitate your transition. A full driving license and access to a car are essential due to Wiltshire's rural nature.

About us

We work as One Council public servants building strong, thriving communities. An inclusive workforce, we innovate and collaborate, facing challenges head-on. We are also an agile, high-performing organisation, rewarding achievement and effort. We work for the best outcomes for communities, making a difference daily.

We want everyone to reach their potential. Whatever your role, you can grow and develop skills for the future. With heavy investment in technology, we support flexible working. And by embedding carbon reduction and climate resilience into our culture, we aim to be carbon neutral by 2030.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be the primary worker with case responsibility for children in need, children in need of protection and children looked after - depending upon the function of the dedicated team.

To be responsible for the day to day interpretation of and implementation of statutory duties and departmental policy and procedures in the provision of services to children and young people.

To be allocated work from the team manager or any person delegated to act on their behalf based on eligibility criteria and to hold case management responsibility for this work.

To complete enquiries and assess, the needs of and risks to vulnerable children and young people in a timely manner giving due consideration to the wishes and views of the child and the childs family. This will include the completion of S47 enquiries, single assessments and engaging service users and other relevant persons in the work base, homes or any other appropriate venue hospital, school etc.

To take appropriate action to assess and minimise any identified concern or risk to children/young people in accordance with the requirements and timescales of assessment frameworks, child protection procedures and looked after children legislation and procedures.

To draw up and implement, with the child/young person and their family/carers, an appropriate plan to address identified issues and to maximise the participation of service users and carers in this process ensuring that social work intervention is ongoing only when necessary in peoples lives.

To carry out regular reviews of individual plans, record outcomes and formulate revised plans which are outcome focused.

To convene meetings core groups to assist in the implementation and review of plans for vulnerable children.

To write reports for child protection conferences, legal planning meetings, looked after children reviews, legal meetings and court hearings and attend these as appropriate.

To work collaboratively and effectively with Keyworkers, Senior Keyworkers and Local Partnership Advisors on achieving shared family goals.

For more information please visit the role description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Professional social work qualification. Social Work England registered. Have up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working with, and the protection of, children and young people. Knowledge of child development. Thorough Understanding of the needs of vulnerable children, those who have experienced trauma and children in care. Up to date knowledge of key child care legislation, policies and practices central to the implementation of a professional social work service on behalf of the council. Knowledge and ability to put into practice a range of theories, models and interventions and to assess impact for the service user. Knowledge of assessment processes including the contribution provided by other agencies, timescales and their impact on council and Government performance targets and indicators. Experience of direct work with children, young people and families. Experience of working with children in care, their families and foster carers. Experience of completing assessments, reports and plans for children identified as vulnerable and in need. Ability to challenge poor performance and evidence of improving performance. Ability to give objective timely advice. Knowledge and evidence of assessment skills, including engaging with users of services, other professionals and agencies to achieve a holistic assessment. Ability to professionally challenge strategy discussions, case conferences, Multi-Disciplinary meetings. Excellent report writing skills. Proven organisational skills, including the ability to prioritise work, manage own time effectively and meet deadlines. Ability to keep accurate electronic records. Ability to contribute positively to the social work team and department. Takes responsibility for own professional development and commitment to evidenced based practice. Good IT skills. Ability to manage competing demands of a caseload. Effective communication skills, both verbal and written with colleagues, outside agencies and service users. Ability to identify problems with some complexity and to demonstrate creative approach to such problems. Ability to develop and maintain effective professional relationships within and outside the department. Ability to produce reports to required standard on time. Fluent in English.

Desirable

A post qualifying award in Social Work. A Practice Teachers Award Training qualification. Experience of delivering training. Supervision skills. Experience of mentoring ASYEs. Experience of supervising student placements.

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