Qualified Social Worker | Team Manager

Are you an experienced Children's Social Worker?

Are you looking for a role where you are valued and your voice matters?

Randstad are recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker to join Wigan Council's Duty Academy Team. This is a full time role, with an amazing pay rate of 42 per hour.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working
• Mileage reimbursement
• Supervision
• Competitive rates of pay
• Weekly pay
• One committed and dedicated point of contact
• An unlimited referrals incentive, giving you a 300 voucher for anyone you refer to us (T&Cs apply)
• A full range of free training available
• Free access to healthcare and financial advice
• 100's discounts through the Happi App

Responsibilities:

• Complete assessments and work with our children in need of support, with a view to preventing escalation.
• The team is made up, solely of newly qualified social workers (ASYE), along with the support and guidance of an Advanced Practitioner, with the aim to ensure an excellent first year in practice.
• You will be responsible for the continued centre of excellence, whereby social workers use the Family Safeguarding model of practice to achieve fantastic outcomes for our children.
• The nature of the work within the Duty and Assessment Service can be described as fast paced, so as a manager of the Academy Team, you will be working closely with the current 5 Duty Teams within the service. 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.
• Your role as Team Manager of the Academy Team will be to hold the short- term Child in Need cases, undertake intensive work at the Child in Need stage to prevent escalation and ensure the families that we work with receive the right help at the right time.

Requirements:

• Social Work Degree or equivalent
• Social Work England registration
• Enhanced DBS

Experience:

• Children

If you have any further questions, or wish to apply for this role then please contact Hannah on (phone number removed) otherwise. Apply Below and I will be in touch soon.

Are you thinking about a change in your career but not sure about this role? Whether you are an existing candidate, new to the locum market and are exploring some options or looking for a new permanent role, we have several exciting opportunities with competitive pay & flexibility. If you wish to discuss this further please call (phone number removed) and we would be happy to have a confidential discussion.

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