Social Worker

Commercial Services Interim & Executive Search

Posted a day ago, valid for 20 days

Maidstone, Kent ME17 2BE, England

£32,000 - £38,400 per annum

Part Time

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Sonic Summary

Connect2Kent is recruiting a Social Worker for the Children in Care Team in Swale, exclusively for Kent County Council, which is rated 'Outstanding' by Ofsted.
The position requires previous Court Work and Care Proceedings experience, along with the ability to manage a caseload of complex cases effectively.
Candidates should have a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience in social work, with responsibilities including mentoring and supervising other social workers.
The role involves attending court, contributing to new initiatives, and ensuring compliance with changes in legislation and practices.
The salary for this position is competitive, reflecting the level of expertise and experience required.

Description:

Connect2Kent recruit exclusively for Kent County Council. We recruit for a range of Social Work position's both Locum and Permanent.

Kent County Council are Ofsted rated as 'Outstanding'. We are currently recruiting for a Social Worker to join the Children in Care Team in Swale, with previous Court Work and Care Proceedings experience required.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Manage a caseload of complex cases involving high levels of risk and needs to a high standard to ensure resources are utilised effectively.

Provide a high quality resource of professional social work knowledge and expertise to a team of Social Workers, to include student supervision, chairing complex meetings, assisted fieldwork, attendance in court, case audits and reviews etc, to assist the team in ensuring that it carries out its core tasks to a high standard.

Provide coaching and mentoring support to Social Workers, including those undertaking social work training, to support and further their professional knowledge and development to impact upon the overall quality of practice within teams.

Attend court, where appropriate, to assist the team in ensuring that key professional input and expertise is provided to high profile and sensitive cases.

Liaise regularly with colleagues throughout the Council to ensure social work staff deliver existing and new practices consistently and to a high standard.

Contribute to the development of new initiatives through attendance or leadership on working groups, Multi agency forums, training courses etc and acting as lead for identified service initiatives, i.e. planning for permanence and research work, to develop current and new ways of working that meet service requirements.

Maintain awareness of changes in legislation and related policies and practices and ensure all social work staff are also informed of these changes to enable consistent and timely implementation.

Connect2Kent is a trading style of Commercial Services Kent LTD - A company wholly owned by Kent County Council. Connect2Kent is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

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