Qualified Social Worker - Assessment
Location: West Midlands
Pay rate: £30 per hour
We are seeking experienced and passionate Qualified Social Workers to join our dedicated Assessment Team. This opportunity involves supporting a local authority in the West Midlands, ensuring best practice and delivering person-centered, safe, and effective social care services.
Responsibilities include making assessments, establishing relationships with service users and agencies, and ensuring positive outcomes for children and families. The ideal candidate will be committed to safeguarding and improving the lives of vulnerable children and families.
Requirements:
* Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England
* Experience working with children and families, including vulnerable groups
* Knowledge of Child Protection legislation
* At least 4 years of qualified experience
* Excellent communication, mediation, and negotiation skills
* Ability to build meaningful relationships with children and families
* Experience in multi-disciplinary, interagency work
In this role, you will:
* Assess risks and social care needs
* Manage a caseload
* Develop individual care plans promoting dignity and empowerment
* Support and advise unqualified staff and students
This is an agency post with Pertemps, offering benefits such as a dedicated consultant, online registration, referral schemes, compliance management, and reliable payroll.
The role is ideally suited for those traveling from Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth, Coventry, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Burton-upon-Trent, Wolverhampton, Lichfield, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Dudley, West Bromwich, Walsall, Stafford, Leicester, Nottingham.
We also have other roles in social work across the UK. If this role isn't suitable, contact us for opportunities in IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s and Adult Social Work, Service Management, and more.
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