FOSTERING - SUPPORT
PPR Social Care
Southend-on-Sea, GB
Qualified Social Worker Permanent FOSTERING - SUPPORT Location: South East Coast Salary: £37,938-£43,693 We Permanent opportunities for experienced and passionate Qualified Social Worker to work in the Assessment and Intervention Team based in South East. In this role you will be committed to providing an effective child centred service to children in need of support and protection. You will do this by contributing to service strategies, policy and procedures as required. This role offers hybrid working. Receives R&R payment £7,500 after 3 years and 1 dayWorking in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by the values and principles of social care; you will be supporting in the delivery of person centred, safe and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience you ll make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant Social Work experience and excellent communication skills you ll establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.You ll be committed to ensure positive and sustainable results of your interventions. Using best practice, you ll strive to provide the best outcomes for children. Most importantly however, you ll have a passion for supporting children and their families to ensure that they thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to be as efficient as possible. Perfect candidate will be: Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England . SW, CSS, DipSW or Social Work Degree Creative, flexible, and forward thinking in approach. Work in a Social Services Directorate or other Statutory or Voluntary Agency. Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for individuals and their families Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users. Work with a range of client groups within an Agency Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans Committed to providing our service users with a high-quality service Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis Knowledge of legislation relating to general social work practice Full driving licence and access to a car 4 Years plus Qualified, including experience in Fostering In this role you will: Use skills, knowledge, and experience to make full assessment of risks protection and social care needs. Manage an agreed case load. Use specialist communication skills to achieve optimum outcomes for service users. Devise individual care plans, taking account of diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment. Offer advice and support to unqualified staff and students to assist development. This role is ideally located for those travelling from Surrey, Crawley, Slough, Croydon, Bromley, Orpingham, Epson, Twickenham, Leatherhead, Guildford, London, Cambridge, Northampton, Southend-on-Sea, Dartford, Reading, Rochford, Colchester, Ipswich, Cambridge, Watford, Broadstairs, Dover, Foulkstone, Eastbourne, Worthing, Portsmouth, Crawley.We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this is not the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO (Independence Reviewing Officer), BIA (Best Interest Assessor), MASH, Children L:ooked After, Fostering, Assessment and Intervention Children s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager