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Are you interested in Children in Care? Newcastle City Council are looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Children in Care Team.
Person Specification:
- SWE Registration
- Eligible to work in the UK
- Drive and have access to a car
- Post-qualified experience
- Degree level or equivalent in Social Work
Role Responsibilities:
- To use professional skills, knowledge, and experience and a range of interpersonal and specialist communication skills to gather information and make a full assessment of risks protection and social care needs of individuals and carers/families, within relevant legal and statutory frameworks, agreed priorities and current eligibility criteria.
- Refer to other relevant agencies and undertake joint assessments.
- To arrange, provide or purchase appropriate services/care within the Departments agreed priorities and resource framework to reflect best value principals and to comply with legislation and statutory duties.
- Take appropriate action in conjunction with other agencies and within legal and statutory framework.
- Manage an agreed case load in accordance with statutory and Departmental procedures and objectives.
- Monitor, review and reassess care packages/services against identified risks, needs, and objectives.
- Make appropriate use of paper and computerised case recording systems to and effectively contribute to professional case management.
- Produce reports as required.
- Ensure knowledge of benefits, fees and allowances is current and advise individuals.
Rewards/Benefits of Working with Connect2SocialWork:
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Access to a wide range of roles nationwide, as well as exclusive roles to C2SW
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive knowledge
- Work for an agency owned by Kent County Council
- Prompt and reliable payroll system
- "Refer a Friend" bonus - get 400 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
- "Warm Welcome" bonus - get 250 when you secure a role through our agency*
Location: Newcastle
Connect2Socialwork is a trading style of Commercial Services Trading LTD - A company wholly owned by Kent County Council. Connect2Socialwork is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.
