Overview
Consultant Social Worker - Family Safeguarding Team. Permanent full-time position based in Apsley, Hertfordshire. Salary up to £48,587 per annum.
Responsibilities
* To undertake assessments of children in need in accordance with the Assessment Framework and Working Together and to ensure robust and timely care planning for children looked after. To ensure initial and core assessments are completed to a high standard and within timescales.
* To demonstrate consistently high standards of practice that put the needs of children at the forefront of all activity.
* To ensure all children for whom the post holder is responsible have a clear care plan to promote their development, wellbeing and protect them from harm.
* To carry out other duties as defined by the Director of Children Services.
* To be responsible for accurately loading and updating the Service's database with children and families details/status etc.
* To ensure the Service's procedures for managing risk of significant harm to children are followed at all times, and to seek appropriate advice and authorisation from managers.
* To conduct care proceedings on behalf of the Service with appropriate guidance and authorisation. To ensure reports and statements for court, case conferences and looked after reviews are prepared to a high standard, in time for deadlines and ensure involvement of children, families and carers.
* To represent children, young people, families, carers, groups, individuals and partner agencies to access services.
* Advise children (age appropriate in child-centred way), young people, families, carers, groups and individuals about independent advocacy that can best meet their needs.
* To play a leading role in improving practice and quality of assessments and care planning within the Team via mentoring assigned social work staff, leading team meeting discussions and workshops, taking responsibility for updating the Team on practice developments and research findings, induction of new staff.
* Key tasks and accountabilities are intended to be a guide to the range and level of work expected of the post-holder. This is not an exhaustive list of all tasks that may fall to the post-holder and employees will be expected to carry out other reasonable duties which may be required from time to time.
Requirements
* Social work qualification with registration with Social Work England.
* Experience in managing social work caseloads and supervising others.
* Experience of community and/or group work.
* Knowledge of children's health and social care systems, agencies, and relevant legislation.
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