Achieving for Children
Location
Kingston upon Thames, Greater London | United Kingdom
Job description
Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified (Kingston & Richmond)
Location : 42 York Street, Achieving for Children, Based in Kingston
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £33.77
Degree in Social Work or CQSA Required
About the role
All of our social work roles work in partnership with children, young people and those connected to them, in order to co-create plans that meet the identified need. As a Social Worker you are expected to work alongside other professionals, to ensure that our children and young people receive appropriate care, education and health services, and any other support needed to ensure their needs are appropriately met. The Social worker will work directly with children who are subject to a Child Protection Plan, or who have Child in Need status. This includes having Strategy discussion (open cases) , Child Protection Conference Reviews; and Child In Need Planning and Reviews. The Social Worker will work to a range of legal options to support investigation and protection and accommodation and if required may be required to give evidence in court; using contingency planning to anticipate complexity and changing circumstances.
The Safeguarding teams will transfer cases to the Permanence service when it is clear that permanence away from home will be the outcome.
and multitasking.
Able to work flexibly and independently with limited management oversight.
Personal determination, drive, energy and ambition to achieve challenging objectives, celebrate success and deliver excellent outcomes for children using a strength based approach.
Good communication and interpersonal skills that are open, honest, persuasive and pragmatic including excellent negotiation and influencing skills.
About you: our role specification
Qualifications
Educated to a degree level with a relevant professional qualification in social work.
Postgraduate qualification in a relevant field i.e. social work, leadership and management.
Active Social Work England registration and proven evidence of continuing professional
development
Skills and experience
Able to use evidence and professional judgement to make decisions and determine the risk of future harm.
Experience of building strong partnerships, maintaining relationships and co-producing solutions to challenges across a diverse set of stakeholders, including children, young people and their families. Advocating the voices of those we are working with.
Experience of keeping and maintaining records (in accordance with local policy) and producing accurate reports, presentations, written updates to a range of stakeholders (which may include families, children or young people).
Knowledge of statutory legislation (for example Children’s Act) and national policy drivers that will affect children’s services and your role.
Experience of assessing the needs of children and their families in accordance with the Framework for the Assessment.
Experienced in managing an allocated caseload, planning and organising workload to meet statutory timescales and local policy response appropriately and independently (as appropriate) to unanticipated problems.
Experience of addressing specific equality or diversity issues within your practice with
colleagues/service users and taking action to solve them.
Personal attributes
A passion for Achieving for Children’s vision, mission and values (trust, value. respect) to support children and young people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives.
Able to use a range of digital hardware or software to support your work effectively i.e. microsoft or Google software.
Strong organisational abilities including: time management, creative-thinking, problem-solving
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