Senior Social Worker
Connect2Socialwork
Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
Are you interested in Children in Care? Newcastle City Council are looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Children in Care Team. \n\nPerson Specification:\n\nSWE Registration\nEligible to work in the UK\nDrive and have access to a car\nPost-qualified experience\nDegree level or equivalent in Social Work \n\nRole Responsibilities:\n\nTo use professional skills, knowledge, and experience and a range of interpersonal and specialist communication skills to gather information and make a full assessment of risks protection and social care needs of individuals and carers/families, within relevant legal and statutory frameworks, agreed priorities and current eligibility criteria.\nRefer to other relevant agencies and undertake joint assessments.\nTo arrange, provide or purchase appropriate services/care within the Departments agreed priorities and resource framework to reflect best value principals and to comply with legislation and statutory duties.\nTake appropriate action in conjunction with other agencies and within legal and statutory framework.\nManage an agreed case load in accordance with statutory and Departmental procedures and objectives.\nMonitor, review and reassess care packages/services against identified risks, needs, and objectives.\nMake appropriate use of paper and computerised case recording systems to and effectively contribute to professional case management.\nProduce reports as required.\nEnsure knowledge of benefits, fees and allowances is current and advise individuals. \n\nRewards/Benefits of Working with Connect2SocialWork:\n\nFree DBS and compliance service\nAccess to a wide range of roles nationwide, as well as exclusive roles to C2SW\nYour own dedicated consultant with extensive knowledge\nWork for an agency owned by Kent County Council\nPrompt and reliable payroll system\n"Refer a Friend" bonus - get £400 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place \n"Warm Welcome" bonus - get £250 when you secure a role through our agency Location: Newcastle\n\nConnect2Socialwork is a trading style of Commercial Services Trading LTD - A company wholly owned by Kent County Council. Connect2Socialwork is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates