Social Worker

SW Locums require a UK experienced Social Worker to work within Children''s Services in Islington. The role is a long term temp position working 35 hours per week. You must hold right to work in the UK and registration with Social Work England. Your role will be to ensure children and young people are safe, can overcome difficulties and can form secure relationships through their childhood and into their adulthood. As a Child and Family Social Worker you will be responsible for working with children in need of help and protection or looked after children and care-leavers, whilst maintaining the focus on safeguarding. You will work directly with the child or young person and their family or carer to build empathic, purposeful relationships that facilitate meaningful and sustainable change, as well as stability in placement and permanency for children. You will share and exercise the organisational practice ethos which places Motivational Practice and trauma-informed practice at the heart of working with families. You will be ambitious for every child to reach their potential in all aspects of their development including education, health and emotional wellbeing from 0-25. The post holder is expected to: Ensure all the services within the area(s) of responsibility are provided in accordance with the Council''s commitment to high quality service provision to users. To be committed to the Council s core values of public service, quality, equality and empowerment and to ..... full job details .....