Experienced Social Worker Location: Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1UJ Start Date: ASAP Contract Duration: 2+ Months Working Hours: Mon – Fri, 09:00 – 17:00, 37 Hours per week Pay Rate: £ 21.52 per hour Job Ref: OR10064 Responsibilities Manage a multi-disciplined team to ensure service delivery and be part of the management team with collective responsibility for strategic development in partnership with other professionals. Ensure the protection of children and enhance their outcomes by meeting professional standards set by Social Work England. Support and enable the team to build meaningful relationships with families and protect children at risk of harm. Ensure statutory childcare duties are met and high standards of professional practice are delivered. Provide professional leadership, decision-making advice, supervision, and support to social workers. Ensure an effective duty system within the team and deliver the assigned area of responsibility through effective deployment of staff and resources. Implement Council’s policies on HR issues, including equalities, discrimination, harassment, and health & safety. Manage and supervise staff, ensuring appropriate workload allocation and promotion of manageable caseloads and project work. Ensure regular staff supervision, performance appraisal, coaching, and facilitation. Work with the P...