Children''s Social Worker - Kinship care

Our client Somerset council is looking for a Children''s Social Worker to join their Kinship care team.Key tasks and responsibilities:Children''s Services FunctionThe responsibility of the Children''s Services Function is to promote and ensure the safety, well-being and learning of children and young people. Within the Service, Children and Young People''s Social Care Team provide services to "Children in Need", children subject to Child Protection Plans, Children "Looked After" and consultancy across Early Help Services. Many of these roles operate through "multi-agency" teams.Qualified Social Workers will work in accordance with professional standards (as set by the HCPC) and provide case responsible roles and statutory services to:-Children and young people in need;Children subject to "child protection plans";Children "looked after".They may also provide specialist and/or consultancy services where deemed beneficial to children and families to other professionals and to children and families receiving Early Years services.Common Elements of the AssignmentA. Make on-going assessments of allocated cases to reflect individual circumstances including assessment of risk, enabling independent functioning, and need to ensure that service users are protected from significant harm.1. Responsible for a caseload of varying complexity, commensurate with experience, ability and qualification, receiving and responding to referrals from various sources.2. Risk Assessment to ensure ..... full job details .....