Job Category: Social Care Qualified
Job location: County Hall, Usk, Monmouthshire, NP151GA, Monmouthshire County Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £29.24 per hour
5 days per week, 3 days office and mon locality NP15 1GA EARLY HELP AND ASSESSMENT TEAM, MUST HAVE ASSESSMENT (INTAKE) EXPERIENCE
Candidates must live within reasonable distance to office ie 1 hour max. Friendly and supportive team
Job description
* To manage a caseload to include complex and diverse cases, involving assessments, reviews and the preparation of reports and court attendance, to effectively meet the needs of the client group.
* To work in a flexible and imaginative way to provide support and advice for children, young people, their families and carers in accordance with the principles of the 1989 Children’s Act.
* To complete quality assessments of individuals and families; analysing strengths and risks.
* To formulate plans to meet assessed needs and risks building on strengths of children, families and carers.
* To implement agreed plans to safeguard children and to increase the capacity and resilience of their parents and/or carers.
* To undertake office duty and respond to crises, as and when required.
* To assist in developing the existing services for children, their families and carers and to help shape future services.
* To work as part of a team and thereby contribute to the development of the service.
* To supervise students, where appropriate.
* To initiate and develop effective working relationships with foster carers as professionals.
* To initiate and develop effective working relationships with partner agencies.
* To develop own professional skills through supervision sessions and through undertaking appropriate training and development.
* To maintain awareness of changes in legislation, related policies and practices and implement these within own professional practice.
* To maintain accurate records, which are up-to-date.
* To work in a flexible way, if the need arises, so that tasks not specifically covered in the job description are undertaken.
* To maintain safe working practices for self and others, in accordance with the authority’s policy statement on Health and Safety at Work.
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