What's involved with this role: Temporary Childrens Social Worker - Looked After Childrens Team Reference no: Gateshead 5876714865878 Pay Rate: £157.41 per day PAYE 35-37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours This opening assignment is for 3 months City: GATESHEAD Enhanced DBS disclosure required Qualified Social Worker to join a busy team at a Gateshead based within the Looked After Children team. Key responsibilities: Working with Children and Families to achieve the desired outcome Discharging care orders Attending and Participating in Strategy meetings Conducting Looked after Children Reviews Completing Care Plans Child Permanence Reports (CPR) Completing Pathway Plans Completing Children and Family Assessments Multi Agency working with partner agencies NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobstclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items: Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service. Qualifications: Degree in social work or equivalent social work qualification, e.g. Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work (PDDipSW) Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW), Diploma in Social Work (DipSW), Certificate in Social Services (CSS) Current Social Work England Registration Hold a current driving licence and have access to a car (social workers with a disability must have access to a means of mobility support) Knowledge: A working knowledge of mental capacity legislation and be able to demonstrate this in practice Knowledge of social work theories including crisis interventions Experience: Post-qualified experience Working within a multi-agency context Skills & Abilities: Ability to use various elements of Information Technology including social care databases, Word, Excel ALD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please