Do you have experience in Children's services?Do you want to be part of a welcoming and experienced team?Or are looking to step up to be a Senior Social Worker?Barnsley Council are looking to recruit a social worker to support their Children and Young People service. The contract will be for an initial 3-6 months with potential for extension subject to internal circumstance and performance.Competitive rate of £40 per hour available.Responsible for:-Assess, plan, review and provide support to a child, family or carer with complex family or social care needs, taking full account of appropriate legal frameworks, policy, and guidance-Work collaboratively, building effective working relationships with other professionals, internally and externally.-Carry out an assessment or enquiry and plan responses to safeguard a child from abuse, neglect, or exploitation.-Arrange appropriate alternative care (including, where appropriate a permanent home) in collaboration with children, young people, and their parents/carers where the parents/carers cannot care for them.-Maintain up to date, accurate and high-quality records of activity on cases.-Participate in a range of planning and decision-making forums including case discussions, Strategy Meetings, Legal Planning meetings, Child Protection Conferences, Statutory Reviews-Write court reports and give evidence in relation to children at risk during legal proceeding.Minimum Requirements:-SWE Registration-2 year post qualifying experience within UK-Eligibility to work in the UK?Benefits of working with Randstad:-£300 referral scheme-Dedicated consultant-Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide-DBS and Compliance Service-Quick and Easy Registration Process-Access to CPDTo discuss this role or similar vacancies available please contact Nathan Emmerson via:t: Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.