Are you passionate about Safeguarding Children? Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council are looking for Social Workers and Senior Practitioners to join their Children and Families First Team?
Person Specification:
* SWE Registration
* Eligible to work in the UK
* Drive and have access to a car
* Post-qualified experience
* Degree level or equivalent in Social Work
Role Responsibilities:
1. To use professional skills, knowledge, and experience and a range of interpersonal and specialist communication skills to gather information and make a full assessment of risks protection and social care needs of individuals and carers/families, within relevant legal and statutory frameworks, agreed priorities and current eligibility criteria.
2. Refer to other relevant agencies and undertake joint assessments.
3. To arrange, provide or purchase appropriate services/care within the Departments agreed priorities and resource framework to reflect best value principals and to comply with legislation and statutory duties.
4. Take appropriate action in conjunction with other agencies and within legal and statutory framework.
5. Manage an agreed case load in accordance with statutory and Departmental procedures and objectives.
6. Monitor, review and reassess care packages/services against identified risks, needs, and objectives.
7. Make appropriate use of paper ...