Exciting Locum Opportunity for a Social Worker in the Duty Through to Looked After Team based in Stockport, earning an attractive £40 hourly rate. This ongoing role offers both full-time and part-time opportunities to suit your lifestyle. Join a system that is unique in its focus on relations-centric processes, offering you the chance to build and maintain important connections with families in need of support until they can stand on their own.
Perks and Benefits:
* Apart from a stellar hourly salary of £40, locum work provides you with flexible working hours, giving you the freedom to balance your professional and personal life seamlessly.
* Enjoy the variety of experiences that come with each assignment, enhancing your skills and keeping your work interesting.
* Engage with a supportive management structure that encourages professional development through mentoring and buddying systems. Additionally, you’ll become part of a welcoming team that values collaboration and continued learning.
* We are seeking driven, caring, and dedicated children’s social workers to support our valued children and families. Our approach centres around relationships—our social workers remain involved from the point a family needs support until they no longer require statutory services, ensuring continuity and stability for the families, which they have found extremely important.
* In this role as a Senior Practitioner within Stockport Family, you will have the opportunity to create long-term relationships with the families you assist, witnessing first-hand the impact of your hard work. Engage in performance management, mentor new social workers, and manage a focused yet complex caseload to further your professional journey and expand your social work knowledge.
What you will do:
* Establish and maintain strong, supportive relationships with families
* Manage and co-ordinate interventions from the initial point of contact to final disengagement
* Support Team Leaders with performance management and development of student and ASYE social workers
* Focus on reducing transition points for families to ensure continuous support
* Maintain a reduced, more complex caseload for personal and professional development
* Participate in the court processes, including private and public proceedings, and pre-proceedings procedures
Stockport is not just a place to work—it’s a community that values growth and development. As a social worker here, you are integral to helping our children achieve their potential. With a commitment to values-driven and empowering approaches, you will shape the future of our community by nurturing the next generation.
Living and working in Stockport comes with the joy of being part of a vibrant community just outside of Manchester. Enjoy excellent transport links, a range of cultural and recreational attractions, and a great community spirit. Make a difference in a place that offers both professional fulfilment and an excellent quality of life for you and your family. Join us in Stockport, where your career in social work can truly thrive.
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