Advanced Social Worker (Children)

Location

South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire | United Kingdom

Job description

Job Category : Social Care Qualified
Location : Badminton Road Council Offices, South Gloucestershire Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £28.14

Fostering Team requirement for 2 x Advanced Social Workers within Mainstream Fostering / Connected Carer team.
Rate is non negotiable and is set by regional agency pay arrangements.
This role is formally based at Badminton Road, BS37 5AF – however at present most workers are working from home, diary managing for visits and any on site required work, therefore workers must be able to operate in the South Glos region. Expenses less normal commuting mileage are claimable, no accommodation allowances are supplied. Do not request this and ensure your applicants are fully aware of the needs of this team prior to submission.
About the role
Working in a team in either Access and Response Team, Social Care Long Term, or Corporate Parenting, under the supervision of the Team Manager, the post holder will be a key member of an integrated child care team delivering a high quality service to vulnerable children in need, children who are looked after and placed in public care and children who need safeguarding.
The post holder will hold a child care case-load particularly focussed upon those cases where complex and sensitive issues are at stake which require a service response from an experienced, knowledgeable and skilled social work practitioner.
Working in a multi-agency context, the post holder will ensure vulnerable children and young people are identified, protected and supported to achieve positive outcomes through the provision of well planned, integrated and coordinated services. This will include organising, chairing and participating in meetings with a wide range of other agencies and disciplines to ensure that an effective and holistic service response is provided.
The post holder will hold responsibility for a specific area of work or expertise within the team where prescribed by the Team Manager.
S/he will maintain an up-to-date knowledge of relevant child and associated legislation, policy practice and research developments both to inform practice and to contribute to the development of quality services within the team.
Under the guidance of the Team Leader and the Senior Social Worker, the post holder will provide mentoring/consultation to an integrated team of professional child care staff, ensuring that a good standard is maintained within the context of legislative requirements, Council and Departmental policies and procedures.
S/he will ensure that case records and general administration duties are maintained to a high standard that fully aligns with departmental requirements so that work can regularly be reviewed.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

1. You will hold a professional qualification and where necessary a professional registration
2. You will have considerable relevant post qualifying, practical experience in similar service areas and/or to have achieved a relevant post qualifying award
3. You will demonstrate knowledge of relevant legislation, developments of social care policy, regulations, and codes of practice, systems, initiatives, processes and procedures
4. You will have an ability to supervise others
5. You will have good relationship building skills, which may involve dealing with emotive situations
6. You will have financial experience or training to carry out associated financial assessments
7. If relevant: you will have experience of care assessment
   You will have a good level of general IT skills and the ability to use, or be trained in the use of,  appropriate specialist in-house software packages

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