Casework Management
* Take professional responsibility as directed for managing a caseload which will include individuals, children, families and carers who require support and guidance. Enable them to identify their needs and plan support to meet those needs using the full range of options, seeking advice and support where appropriate.
* Demonstrate confident and effective judgement about risk and accountability in decision making. Assessment and Review
* Use assessment procedures discerningly in response to the presenting needs and to ensure that a proportionate assessment is completed in a way that enables maximum participation. Advice and Guidance
* Provide information, advice and guidance in line with current national legislation and to recognise the need for, and appropriately signpost to other agencies, services or providers. Safeguarding * Understand the forms of harm and their impact on people and be able to identify safeguarding concerns.
* Where relevant and with support undertake assessment and planning for safeguarding. Staff Development * Share and present professional knowledge and expertise with colleagues within the team.
* When appropriate provide professional reflective supervision to staff who are not professionally qualified. Data Quality * Take professional and personal responsibility for clear recording of analysis and judgements, maintaining up to date case work records on the database as required by Surrey County Council.
* Take responsibility for working within the Directorate's data protection policies. Duties For All Values: To uphold the values and behaviours of the organisation. Equality & Diversity: To work inclusively, with a diverse range of stakeholders and promote equality of opportunity. Health, safety and welfare: To maintain high standards of Health, Safety and Welfare at work and take reasonable care for the health and safety
* Provide high quality relationship based social work services to children and families at tier 4 level of Surrey Safeguarding Children Board's Effective Family Resilience criteria. Safeguarding
* Understand the forms of abuse and neglect that children can be exposed to and differentiate clearly between significant impairment and significant harm
* Use motivational interviewing skills to try to engage parents in changing their behaviours that can cause impairment to their children's development or significant harm and engage appropriate adult services to support them to change. Assessment and Review
* To undertake strengths based assessments of immediate and wider family members and engage them in developing plans that will meet the needs of children and that are SMART
* To ensure plans are revised and reviewed regularly and inform manager of any escalations or risks and also any improvements
* To ensure children are looked after are placed in permanent alternative families as soon as it is ascertained that their needs cannot be met and that their wishes and feelings are included in plans.
* To ensure looked after children's health and development, their education training and preparation for independence are advanced and their needs for contact with family members, siblings and friends is prioritised
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