Qualified Social Worker
Safeguarding
Location: Greater Manchester
Pay rate: £35 per hour
Are you an experienced and passionate Social Worker looking for career progression? Pertemps Professional Recruitment is currently seeking an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work full-time within a Safeguarding Team in Greater Manchester. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in a Family Safeguarding Team and be registered with Social Work England. Throughout all your work, you will uphold and champion best practices.
Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by social care values and principles, you will support the delivery of person-centred, safe, and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience, you will make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant Social Work experience and excellent communication skills, you will establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.
You will be committed to ensuring positive and sustainable outcomes of your interventions. Using best practices, you will strive to provide the best outcomes for children. Most importantly, you will have a passion for supporting children and their families to thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to operate as efficiently as possible.
Ideal candidate will be:
* Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
* Experienced with Children Looked After.
* Experienced in working with children and families, including vulnerable groups.
* Creative, flexible, and forward-thinking in approach.
* Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and child protection issues.
* Constantly striving for continuous improvement to achieve the best outcomes for children.
* Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
* Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans.
* Committed to providing high-quality services to users.
* Experienced in working within a multi-disciplinary, interagency environment.
* Possess a clear driving license.
* 4+ years qualified experience.
In this role, you will:
* Use your skills, knowledge, and experience to conduct comprehensive assessments of risks, protection, and social care needs.
* Manage an agreed caseload.
* Utilize specialist communication skills to achieve optimal outcomes for service users.
* Devise individual care plans, considering diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.
* Offer advice and support to unqualified staff and students to aid their development.
This is an agency post, and Pertemps offers:
* A dedicated consultant with access to roles across the UK available for contact.
* An easy online registration process.
* Referral schemes and incentives.
* Ongoing compliance management.
* Prompt payroll services and more.
This role is ideally suited for those traveling from Oldham, Trafford, Ashton under Lyne, Macclesfield, Bury, Altrincham, Bolton, Middleton, Urmston, Huddersfield, Irlam, Stockport, Stretford, Eccles, Salford, Rochdale, Knowsley, Bradford, Chester, Warrington, Runcorn, Birkenhead, Widnes, Huyton, Wallasey, Wigan, St Helens, Wirral, Ormskirk, Halton, and Liverpool.
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If this role isn't suitable, contact us about other opportunities including IRO, BIA, MASH, Children Looked After, Child Protection, Children in Need, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager, and Assistant Team Manager.
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