Are you an experienced, enthusiastic, and motivated Children's Social Worker?

Yes?

Randstad is recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker to join Tameside Local Authority's Early Help Team. This is a full-time role with a fantastic pay rate of £37 per hour.

Benefits:

Hybrid working
Mileage reimbursement
Supervision
Competitive rates of pay
Weekly pay
One committed and dedicated point of contact
Unlimited referrals incentive: £300 voucher for each referral (T&Cs apply)
Free training programs
Access to 100s of discounts through the Hapi App
Free health-care and financial advice via the Hapi App

Responsibilities:

Support the leadership and management team
Provide oversight for Early Help referrals received through the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) and the Team Around the Setting (TAS)
Make decisions based on the Tameside Threshold of Need document
Offer management oversight and case direction to Early Help Advisers, and allocate cases
Ensure decision-making supports positive outcomes for children, young people, and families
Professionally challenge where required to ensure effective support is delivered
Supervise Early Help Advisers and manage their caseloads, ensuring adherence to timescales and performance indicators
Quality assure decisions made by Early Help Advisers in line with thresholds
Identify trends, conduct audits, and collect data to enhance service development and training needs
Work closely with partner agencies (schools, health, social care, police, voluntary sector)
Support step up/step down processes with Targeted Family Help to ensure appropriate services are in place
Contribute to the continued development of the Early Help service

Requirements:

Social Work Degree or equivalent
Social Work England registration
Enhanced DBS

Experience:

Children's social work

If you have any further questions, or wish to apply for this role, please contact Cameron on , or Apply Below, and I will be in touch soon.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

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