Social Worker

o you want to make a difference in the lives of The Children in Kent?

Connect2socialwork are urgently looking for a Social Worker to join their great Adolescence Support Team team with a Pay rate up to 38 an hour on a locum basis.

The benefits of this Social Worker role:

• Hybrid working
• Supportive team to work in
• Laptop and training provided
• Low case load

Job Description;

• You will be a DIPSW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent Social Work graduate.
• You will manage a caseload of complex and difficult cases, involving assessment, planning and implementation of support, ensuring the best outcomes for children are realised. Often you will utilise crisis intervention or solution focused and strengths based approaches to empower young people and their families.
• You will build up good relationships with the young people you work with (aged 11 - 18) to ensure that you hear their voice and understand their lived experience. Alongside this, you will need to use negotiation skills advocate for them to ensure that wherever possible they remain within their family network.
• You will work closely with 16/17 year old young people who present as homeless and rapidly respond to ensure early and effective intervention to prevent homelessness.
• You will draw on your social work intervention skills to prevent young people from unnecessarily entering the care system.
• You will be responsible for chairing Child In Need meetings, Coordinating support, completing Joint Housing Assessments with District Councils, and supporting young people to attend interviews and meetings in accordance with their support needs.
• You will work collaboratively with a range of innovative services and partners such as CAMHS, Education, YOT, Police, Housing, and Local Housing Providers to reduce the likelihood of harm and promote good life outcomes.
• You will promote and actively utilise holistic and whole family approaches to achieve best social work practice, using evidence based practice to exemplify this standard.
• You will have specialist knowledge of social work practice in childrens' services. Your focus will be on those in need of protection, and the wider safeguarding agenda, through the provision of high quality social work interventions.
• You will have a track record of delivering direct work and possess effective communication and engagement skills to support vulnerable and challenging adolescents, and their families. Above all, you'll be focussed on helping children and families to change their lives for the better.

• 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

Benefits of working for 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*

About Connect2SocialWork

Connect2SocialWork is wholly owned by Kent County Council. In addition to our links with KCC, we have managed services in place with Hampshire County Council, Luton Borough Council, Surrey County Council, Dudley Metropolitan Council and Dorset Council. We also provide available work with the majority of the local authorities nationwide. Our commitment to you is we will work proactively and tirelessly to market you until we find you that perfect role.

All posts are subject to satisfactory DBS check and references. *Terms and conditions apply.

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.

All posts are subject to satisfactory DBS check and references. *Terms and conditions apply.

If you are interested in this role or would like to hear about other opportunities please get in contact today on (phone number removed) or email me (url removed)

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.