Our client Hackney council is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Family Help Service. Key Accountabilities Assessment Outcome: To provide a clear and accurate assessment of a child and his/her family's needs in line with statutory guidance To undertake interviews, observation and gather information from children, families and other agencies. To analyse, summarise and evaluate this information to provide a holistic assessment of a child's needs 1.2 To understand the context of child development, parenting capacity and family and environmental factors in which to establish the needs of an individual childPlanning and service delivery To provide focused and purposeful social work interventions with explicit aims and objectives about desired outcomes within the context of managing risk to children On the basis of assessed needs, to devise written plans for intervention and/or care for children and their families. To carry out planned interventions using a range of tried and tested methodologies including systemic and social learning theory approaches.Direct work with children and their families To build a professional relationship with children and their families and to use that relationship to safeguard children and promote positive outcomes To communicate effectively with children and their families, ensuring that their views and wishes are heard, and recorded accurately. To establish rapport and build a res...