Qualified Social Worker, Duty and Assessment TeamPay rate £39 per hour Contract role Vitalis are recruiting for an experienced Social Worker in Wigan to work in a Duty and Assessment Team. The duty service consists of 5 duty teams, you will be on duty one week in five and have the support of a Team Manager, Advanced Practitioner and a Senior Social worker. Families who we work with in duty require our expert assessment and interventions skills. The nature of the work within the duty Service can be described as fast paced, you will work on one of 5 duty teams, only going on duty 1 in every 5 weeks. The duty teams in Wigan hold a varying complexity of cases, in our duty service, case transfer points include the initial child protection case conference, the first CLA review, the first PLO meeting, the 3rd CIN meeting.You will have the ability to think quickly and be creative to overcome the complex challenges and issues you may face. You will have good interpersonal and caring skills which will help you to support and meet the needs of the children, young people and their families. Being able to be motivated to empower children and families is essential to support them to reach and achieve their own solutions and for assist in helping them make long term sustainable family plans.Having good analytical skills is key to be able to analyse, risks assess and interpret information or situations to solve difficult problems or to develop solutions and plans.We are looking for Senior Social Worker who has at least 3 years experience and has spent of this time within the Duty and Assessment service Work with Vitalis to Discover Exciting Opportunities in Qualified Social Work, Housing and SEND

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Whether you’re a qualified social worker, or have an interest in housing or SEND roles, we have the opportunities you’ll want to hear about.Don’t forget, if this role isn’t the perfect fit, we’re confident we can find one that is. We recruit across a wide range of public sector specialisms, including:

Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)• Best Interest Assessor (BIA)• Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)• Looked After Children (LAC)• Children’s Social Work• Adult Social Work• Service Manager• Head of Service• Team Manager• Assistant Team Manager• A wide range of housing roles• Careers in SEND in local authorities

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