Advanced Social Worker needed for our Children's Services / Response Team in South Glos, paying £41ph!
* Job Title: Advanced Social Worker - Response Team
* Location: South Glos
* Pay Rate: £41 per hour
* Contract Type: Locum / Temporary
* Working Pattern: Full-time
About the Role:
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Advanced Social Worker to join the Front Door (Response Team) within Children’s Social Care and Preventative Services at South Gloucestershire.
This is a hybrid role requiring attendance within the local authority area to undertake family visits and office-based work, alongside home working. Please note that accommodation costs and travel expenses to and from your home and work base are not covered.
Key Responsibilities:
* Assess and manage risk where there is possible or actual significant harm to children
* Ensure children are safeguarded and protected from abuse
* Undertake statutory assessments where cases meet the threshold for social care intervention
* Lead and contribute to child protection investigations
* Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners to ensure effective safeguarding responses
This is a fast-paced and rewarding role requiring confident decision-making and strong professional judgement.
About You:
* Be a qualified Social Worker with relevant professional registration
* Have successfully completed your ASYE (if qualified since 2012) and demonstrate significant experience in assessing and managing risk for vulnerable children
* Have a strong understanding of asset and strengths-based approaches to social work
* Evidence a detailed understanding of strategies that improve outcomes for children, young people and families
* Be a confident problem-solver, capable of making sound decisions in complex situations
* Show a genuine passion for collaborative, child-focused practice
Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:
* Your own dedicated specialist consultant
* Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organizations throughout the UK
* Prompt and reliable payroll
* Free DBS and compliance service
* £500 referral fee
For more information, please contact Dylan at Tripod Partners on 07919 026892 or send your CV to dylan.nel@tripodpartners.co.uk
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