Job Description
Southend on Sea council are recruiting for a Social worker to work in a Children with Disabilities team.
1. To provide professional and comprehensive casework to a caseload of children and young people appropriate to experience and capabilities. To ensure the highest of professional standards and good overall knowledge of relevant legislation regulation and practice methods. To provide support to Children with Disabilities and their Families while maintaining a safeguarding approach to protecting children.
2. To investigate, evaluate and analyse information on cases, demonstrating clarity of assessment, reliability of information, evidences conclusions and realistic action plans. Ensure adequate recording that evidences practice.
3. To be familiar with Equal Opportunities good practise and the Council requirements for diversity and to implement this in all aspects of working practice and promote it in the team, workplace and wider organisation.
4. To ensure the Team Manager is kept fully appraised of problems arising from workload and seek advice as and when necessary.
Where appropriate to act as the duty worker for the team, responding to queries and issues.