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Social Worker Children's Services

Connect2Hampshire
Posted 6 days ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Eastleigh, Hampshire SO50 6AB

Salary

£38 - £42 per hour

Contract type

Part Time

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  • Hampshire County Council is seeking Children's Social Workers for their Family Help Safeguarding Teams, offering a locum ongoing assignment with a pay rate of £38-£42 per hour.
  • Candidates must possess a social work degree and have at least 3 years of post-qualifying experience working with children and families in a social work setting.
  • The role involves managing a mixed caseload, conducting assessments of risks, and collaborating with partners to support vulnerable families within a defined geographical area.
  • Benefits include a 9-day working fortnight, 25 days of annual leave, 5 personal development days per year, and flexible working options to accommodate modern lifestyles.
  • Connect2Hampshire, the agency facilitating this recruitment, emphasizes ethical practices and encourages applications from all qualified individuals.

Children's Social Worker

Safeguarding Team

Locum

Ongoing Assignment

£38- £42 per hour

Hampshire County Council are recruiting Children's Social Workers in their Family Help Safeguarding Teams.

Responsibilities:

  • To have a mixed caseload of families spanning early help and children in need
  • To co- work families alongside our Family Practitioner
  • To work within a smaller defined location/ geographical are
  • To build links with partners/ organisations within local communities
  • Knowledge of child protection legislation and understanding of child protection issues and substitute care
  • Assessments of risks protection & social care needs of individuals, carers, families
  • Undertake joint assessments to ensure all risks considered
  • Take appropriate action in conjunction with other agencies & within legal & statutory framework, to protect vulnerable people
  • Monitor, review and re asses care packages/services against identified risks

Requirements

  • 3 years post qualifying experience
  • Social work degree
  • Experience of working with children and families in social work setting
  • Knowledge of child protection legislation and understanding of child protection issues and substitute care

Social work roles available across Hampshire in the following districts:

  • Andover
  • Alton
  • Basingstoke
  • Eastleigh
  • Farnborough
  • Gosport
  • New Forest
  • Havant

Benefits

  • A 9 day working fortnight
  • Annual leave of 25 days per annum
  • A personal assistant, who will provide crucial back office support to free up your time to focus on professional practice.
  • A hybrid tablet device, so you can work more effectively and flexibly.
  • 5 personal development days per annum.
  • Access to permanent vacancies as they are released.
  • Flexible working options to fit around today's lifestyle
  • £38-£42 per hour umbrella rate

About Us

Connect2Hampshire is a managed service agency owned by Hampshire County Council providing temporary, contract and interim opportunities into the Council. Our service is built on our values of ethical, trustworthy, and caring, and our profits are returned to our Local Authority shareholders.

Connect2Hampshire is a trading style of Hampshire & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Hampshire County Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Hampshire is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.