Our client Achieving for children in Windsor & Maidenhead is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Support and Safeguarding team.
About the role
The senior social worker - Pods main responsibility is to safeguard and promote the welfare of young
people, giving due consideration to their race, culture, religion and linguistic background. They will manage an
agreed caseload of children and young people in compliance with casework objectives, statutory and
departmental policy and procedural requirements, consistently maintaining the highest level of professional
standards, including the most complex cases. The senior social worker will undertake direct social work
responsibilities as an allocated worker to the children and young people assigned, investigating concerns
regarding a child or young person's safety or wellbeing, make an assessment of the risk and protective factors in
the family and decide on the most appropriate course of action. They will complete longer-term work with
families in order to meet identified needs and improved outcomes for children.
The Senior social worker will ensure that high quality reports are prepared for Court, they will support and
prepare workers in the Court process, including giving evidence as required. The role will involve
providing casework consultation to other social workers in the team as directed by the Team Leader or
Head of Safeguarding. This may also supervise students, trainees, less experienced professional team
members, support staff or volunteers. The senior social worker maintains an awareness of own professional
limitations and knowledge gaps. To make effective use of supervision and appraisal as an opportunity to critically
reflect on casework and to identify learning and development needs to continually improve upon practice; and to
support continual professional development.
Benefits of working with Remedy
A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
Double payrolls each week.
*Terms & Conditions apply
You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.
Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit