- Relevant social care qualification
- Flexible and forward thinking in approach.
- Work in a Social Services Directorate or other Statutory or Voluntary Agency.
- Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for individuals and their families
- Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
- Work with a range of client groups within an Agency
- Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans
- Committed to providing our service users with a high-quality service
- Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis
- Knowledge of legislation relating to general social work practice
- Co-Work closely with Children’s Social Care Social Work Teams to provide effective interventions as part of ETAC- Exploitation Team Around the Child Approach, delivering planned interventions and approaches to ensure identified risks and needs are reduced for Children and young Person.
- Work proactively and persistently with young people and families using a wide range of methods and approaches underpinned by a Trusted Adult and Reachable moments practice principles.
- Contribute to assessment, care planning and reviews ensuring a child centred focus and empowering children, young people and their families
- To participate in and assist with the co-ordination of care planning for children and young people. To ensure care plans are up to date, followed and met.
- To produce, monitor and review individualised ETAC and risk assessments for children and young people.
- Prepare and deliver reports for multi-agency meetings and childcare decision-making forums ensuring an accurate factual record is maintained.
- Identify and assess levels of risk and need and with support, deliver protective and/or supportive services for children at risk, in need and/or looked after. Take responsibility for reporting of risk properly through the line management and ETAC structure.
- Demonstrate inclusive practice in relation to identity and diversity, challenging any issues of concern.