Social Worker

Pay: -35.0038.00 per hour

Job description:

Connect2Socialwork are supporting a vacancy based within Kent County Council. This is for a social worker opportunity based in the adolescent support team, Ashford. This is a great new opportunity paying up to -38 per hour for the right candidate

Job Purpose:

To undertake a range of statutory duties in accordance with the Children Act 1989, focussing on children in need of support and protection. Working as a Senior Practitioner you will provide supervision, guidance and challenge to less experienced workers, promoting good practice, good performance and a shared responsibility for the wider safeguarding agenda through the provision of quality social work interventions and effective liaison with local partners.

Main duties and responsibilities

* You will deputise for the Team Manager and / or represent the Adolescent Service at key partnership forums.

* You will carry a number of complex cases, completing assessments of need, planning appropriate resources and monitoring and reviewing plans in line with the policy framework.

* You will work closely with 16/17yr old young people who present as homeless and rapidly respond to ensure early and effective intervention to prevent homelessness.

* You will be responsible for chairing Child in Need meetings, Co-ordinating multi agency risk meetings, completing Joint Housing Assessments with District Councils, and supporting social workers to provide effective interventions for young people. You may also need to support young people as they become Looked After, attending Looked After Child reviews, completing Care Plans and Pathway Plans.

Requirements as a Social Worker include:

• 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 -500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place

Interested? Contact me today for more information! (url removed) / (phone number removed)

Job Types: Full-time, Temporary

Contract length: 3-6 months

Benefits:

• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Work from home

Work Location: In person/ Hybrid

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.