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Main Purpose of Job:
Newport City Council Childrens Services are seeking inspirational and dynamic social worker who are able to make positive contributions to transform the lives of the families we work with. You will work within a service focused on person-centred and strength based approaches committed to achieving Wellbeing outcomes that enable families to safely live together.
For this role you will be a practitioner with a professional social work qualification, DipSW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent and registered with the Care Council Wales (or able to transfer from HCPC or similarly recognised body)
Main Responsibilities / Accountabilities / KRA:
Service Provision
To perform all the functions of the post in a manner consistent with current legislation and with current Social Services policies, standards and procedures as endorsed by the Senior Management Team.
To manage a caseload and associated administrative tasks in an efficient and effective manner.
To act appropriately upon receiving referrals allocated by the team manager / senior social work practitioner.
To engage and empower service users, their carers and their support networks and actively to elicit service user and carer feedback in order to ensure person centred interventions.
To ensure that appropriate information is available for service users and carers
To carry out assessments as appropriate, including carer assessments, within timescales and to contribute to or coordinate the construction of outcome focused care plans which are informed by best practice, guidance and an understanding of the organisational context.
To attend court as and when required and to prepare and present any necessary reports.
To work in partnership with other professionals e.g., Health, in order to provide appropriate and effective services for service users and carers.
To provide written and verbal reports as required and to assist in assessing and monitoring the implementation of plans and outcomes for service users.
To assist the team manager and senior practitioner in the development of best practice and ensure shared understanding of child protection within the team.
To support the professional development of newly qualified social workers and undertake the workload management and practice assessment of social work students undertaking practice learning opportunities in the team.
To participate in the planning and commissioning of service delivery as required and monitor and review service delivery.
To promote the involvement of service users and carers in both care planning and service development. 1.15 To chair meetings as directed by the team manager.
To assist in ensuring that there is a good understanding of practice and procedures regarding child protection in the Team
