Court Social Worker in Powys

We are looking for a Court Specialist who will support social workers across the Care and Support Service including the Integrated Disability Service.

Tasks:

• Develop and maintain a database in order to monitor the progress of all care proceedings and pre-proceedings in the department/area
• Provide reports in relation to this information to assist the Local Authority to project demand for placements, therapeutic or other relevant services.
• Ensure that all children who are the subject of care proceedings have been subject to the relevant permanence planning processes in order to determine the care plan.
• Ensure that Social Workers have the resources they need in order to submit court reports on time and to a high standard.
• Provide practical assistance to Social Workers to ensure that they can complete court work to a good standard.
• Ensure that all work to be filed before the court has been through a QA process and that the views and feelings of the child are reflected and have been actively considered in drawing up the statement.
• Attend permanence planning and care planning meetings for children who are the subject of care proceedings.
• Ensure that in relation to pre-proceedings, that the plan of improvement is relevant to the concerns about the children and that progress is made in a timely way, or to alert the Team Manager or Senior Manager if the progress of the family is drifting.
• To attend Legal Planning Meetings in an advisory capacity.
• At all times to work in co-operation with the Team Manager of the social work team in which the care proceedings are held.
• To liaise with CAFCASS in relation to any concerns that they may have about the conduct of care proceedings in Powys.
• To ensure that all services are provided within a framework of Equality and Diversity and Anti-discriminatory practice and take account of the views of service users.

Experience:

• Extensive post qualifying experience within Children''s Services.

• Extensive experience of undertaking assessments of needs and identifying risks.

• Extensive experience and knowledge in the field of Child Protection, LAC, Court and the writing/ preparation of court papers

• Previous experience of attending court proceeding

• Ability to collate management information

• Experience of mentoring and supporting less experienced staff

• Experience of writing comprehensive reports

This is a full-time locum role on ongoing basis.

Please apply to it or call Neven on 07936348296!