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Social Worker, Looked after Children Team

Diverse Recruitment Group
Posted 21 hours ago, valid for a month
Location

Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey KT2 7NH

Salary

£35,000 - £42,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • The role involves acting as a corporate parent and leading professionals to support children and young people in care.
  • Candidates should have experience working with children and young people, ideally with a minimum of two years in a related field.
  • The position requires collaboration with various professionals to ensure appropriate care, education, and health services are provided.
  • The salary for this role is competitive, and there is an opportunity for a referral bonus of £600 for recommending suitable candidates.
  • Key responsibilities include regular statutory visits, updating assessments, and advocating for the views and wishes of the children and young people.

What the role entails:

  • Acting as a corporate parent to our children and being the lead professional.
  • Working alongside other professionals, to ensure that a child and/or young person receives appropriate care, education and health services, and any other support needed to ensure their needs are appropriately met.
  • Supporting children living with relatives, friends of foster families and prospective adopters or children living in children’s homes and young people in semi-independent units.
  • Ensuring their safety and supporting them towards independence.
  • Championing the views and wishes of our children and young people so that they may be supported to reach their full potential.
  • Undertaking regular statutory visits, complete and update assessments and review the children and young people’s care plan.
  • Occasionally preparing reports and attending court.

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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.