Social Worker

Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker in Peterborough to work in a busy Youth and Family Team

For this position, you must have -

• A degree or masters in Social Work (or any other recognised equivalent qualification)


• Social Work England registration

Main duties and responsibilities:

• To complete statutory social worker tasks with the adolescent age range, including Child and Family Assessments, coordinating CIN Plans and Care Plans for Children in Care.
  
  Focus on contextual risks.

• To complete statutory social worker tasks with the adolescent age range, including Child and Family Assessments, coordinating CIN Plans and Care Plans for Children in Care.
  
  Focus on

• Work in partnership with children, young people and families/carers and, through building effective relationships, to elicit their needs and views and promote participation in decision making.

• Undertake assessments in accordance with statutory/regulatory and operational standards, policy, and procedures for the service and in the context of assessing risk to children and young people.

• Plan, implement and review a range of interventions for children, young people and families/carers in accordance with statutory/regulatory and operational standards, policy and procedures for the service.

• Manage a workload independently, seeking support and suggesting solutions for workload difficulties.

• Make pro-active use of supervision to support effective practice, reflection and career development and to meet the objectives of Performance Development Reviews.

• Maintain accurate, up to date records safely and confidentially in accordance with the Council's policies and procedures.
  
  Produce succinct, well-structured records and reports, clearly recording and reporting analysis and judgements.

• Pro-actively engage with colleagues and a range of organisations to identify, assess, plan for and support the needs of children, young people and families/carers in order to promote positive change and independence, whilst demonstrating confident and effective judgement about risk to children and young people.
  

Working with Service Care Solutions comes with many benefits, including -

• A specialist consultant within an experience and dedicated Social Work recruitment team


• Excellent rates of pay


• An extensive range of Social Work vacancies available throughout the UK


• Payroll service twice a week

If you are interested in the role, or know of anyone who may be, please contact Emma at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208964 or email emma.petricco@servicecare.org.uk.

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed!