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Social Worker

Connect2Kent
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Maidstone, Kent ME17 2BE, England

Salary

£32,000 - £38,400 per annum

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Contract type

Part Time

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  • The position requires managing complex caseloads involving high levels of risk and providing expert social work knowledge to a team of Social Workers.
  • Candidates must have a minimum of five years of experience in social work practice.
  • The role includes responsibilities such as supervising students, attending court, and providing coaching to enhance the professional development of team members.
  • The salary for this position is competitive, reflecting the level of expertise required and the complexity of the cases handled.
  • The organization emphasizes equal opportunities and encourages applications from all qualified candidates.

Demonstrate expert and effective practice in complex situations, assessing and managing higher levels of risk, striking a balance between support and control, liaising with a wide range of professionals. Manage complex caseloads and offer expert opinion within the organisation and to others. Model good practice setting expectations for others, continuing to develop specialisms and act as champions across the services in their area of expertise.

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

ï‚· Attend court, where appropriate, to assist the team in ensuring that key professional input and expertise is provided to high profile and sensitive cases.ï‚· Act as Practice Assessor to support student placements/ASYE.ï‚· Liaise regularly with colleagues throughout the Council to ensure social work staff deliver existing and new practices consistently and to a high standard.ï‚· 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.ï‚· 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.

Connect2Staff/Connect2Kent, part of Commercial Services Trading/Kent Ltd, is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business and 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.