What's involved with this role: Temporary Social Work Assistant/ Admin - Childrens Reference no: Stoke on Trent 5247349 Pay Rate: £12.92 per hour PAYE 37 Monday to Friday, 08:30 - 17:00 This opening assignment is for 1-2 months City: STOKE ON TRENT Enhanced DBS disclosure required A Social Work Assistant is required to support the delivery of high quality social work activities within Children and Family Services through the provision of direct support work to children, young people and families. Provide support and assistance to social workers undertaking assessments, managing and implementing children’s care plans. Actively work as part of the whole service system, supporting colleagues in the day to day running of the service area with the aim of achieving the best possible outcomes for children, young people and their families. Key responsibilities: Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people and to support families. Assist colleagues in carrying out statutory duties and requirements. Contribute to the pod/team in actively planning for safety, permanency and stability for children and young people regardless of the setting in which they live and to actively support children to live at home safely. Develop a positive, professional relationship with children, parents/carers and professionals. Work in partnership with colleagues, parents and carers, ensuring that child-centred systemic practice is the principal standard and framework for all work undertaken with children, young people and families. Be committed to practice that is anti-discriminatory and that actively promotes equal opportunities. When required, undertake primary worker role to support families by leading S17 (child in need) cases identified by the Practice Manager. Take responsibility for co-ordinating and managing these cases, ensuring a robust support plan is created in collaboration with the family and other professionals. Arrange, chair and review child in need meetings to ensure targets are achieved and child’s needs continue to be consistently met. Undertake specialist family work including contribution and support in parenting assessments, risk assessment and single assessments as directed by the practice manager. Where appropriate also undertaking parenting support and life story work. Undertake Private Fostering Assessments, ensuring the welfare of children subject to this arrangement. 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 no t 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: Educated to at least GCSE standard English and Maths or Literacy & Numeracy Award equivalent. Level 3 Diploma in Children & Young People’s Working or other relevant qualification (eg, NNEB, Diploma in Youth and Community Work, Welfare etc) or a willingness to work towards this. Knowledge: Knowledge and commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Sound knowledge of the Children Act and Child Protection legislation. Basic knowledge of systemic practice and its application in children’s social care. Experience: Experience of direct work with children and families. Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role, or context and ideally within a public sector organisation. Skills & Abilities: Excellent verbal communication skills with a high degree of confidence in order to challenge and articulate information whilst retaining a professional approach at all times. Strong IT skills using Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite). Practical direct working skills with children, young people and families to advise, support, persuade and engage them in meeting their goals and potential. Able to work autonomously and prioritise work efficiently. Able to maintain confidentially at all times. Ability to establish professional, effective working relationships with a range of partners/colleagues and children, young people and families. Ability to write accurately, concisely and sensitively with a high degree of detail. Able to communicate effectively and professionally through written work with children, young people, families, colleagues and professionals. Able to think reflectively and creatively in relation to direct work with children, young people and families. Able to build and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children, young people and families. 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