What's involved with this role: Interim Childrens Social Worker Reference no: Middlesbrough 7212114899165 Pay Rate: £222.00 per day PAYE 35-37 Monday – Friday, normal working hours This opening assignment is for 12 months City: MIDDLESBROUGH Enhanced DBS disclosure required You will coordinate and provide a service to children who are subject to child in need plans, child protection plans, pre-proceedings or court proceedings. Key Responsibilities Make timely and appropriate responses to and manage assigned work in accordance with Directorate policies and procedures, budgets and relevant legislation. Share information and develop effective working relationships with team members, professionals in other agencies and other colleagues in the Directorate. Promote integrated working, ensuring a need led response that improves the outcomes for children and their families. Undertake assessments in line with the “Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families”. Establish and implement action plans based on the assessed needs of the children, young people and their families, the child/young person in conjunction with their family and other agencies using Signs of Safety Promote partnership and participation with children and their families. Carry out regular reviews of individual plans, record outcomes and formulate plans based on those reviews. NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via jobstclrec.com by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do no t offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items: Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service. Qualifications: Degree in Social Work or equivalent Social Work qualification, e.g. Post Graduate Diploma in Social Work (PGDipSW), Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (CQSW), Diploma in Social Work (DipSW), Certificate in Social Services (CSS). Current Social Work England Registration. Full driving licence and business insurance Knowledge: Knowledge of a range of social work theories relevant to the role. Knowledge of the main social care services and resources provided by the statutory, voluntary and independent sector. Knowledge to use the law, regulatory and statutory guidance to inform practice decisions. Understanding of multi-agency systems, agreements and protocols. Recognise harm and risk indicators of different forms of harm to children. Experience: A minimum of 1 year post qualifying experience of direct work with children and their families, including children in need of support and child protection. Experience of managing teams and people, managing performance, managing finance and decision making. Substantial post qualifying experience of working in a safeguarding or statutory Social Work context. Experience in developing care plans and implementing care packages. Experience of working effectively with professionals from a diverse range of organisations and of using policies and procedures in Social Work practice. Skills & Abilities: Effective communication and problem solving skills. Able to effectively plan and prioritise workload. Strong IT skills including Microsoft packages or equivalent (e.g. G Suite). Ability to work in a complex and rapidly changing environment. Ability to handle difficult situations sensitively. ALD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please