Senior Social Worker

Senior Social Worker - Targeted Early help (GEORGIA) Barnsley, England

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Salary: GBP
35 - GBP
35 per hour

Our client Yorkshire collaboration is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Targeted Early help team.

• Work in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers and, through building effective relationships, to elicit their needs and views and promote participation in decision making. Communicate skilfully and confidently in complex or high risk situations, applying an understanding of the benefits and limitations of partnership work.
• Undertake assessments in accordance with statutory/regulatory and operational standards, policy, and procedures for the service. Anticipate, assess and manage risk to children and young people in more complex situations and produce high quality assessments.
• Plan, implement and review a range of interventions for children, young people, families/carers in accordance with statutory/regulatory and operational standards, policy and procedures for the service.
• Manage a complex workload independently, establishing a network of internal and external colleagues from whom to seek advice and expertise. Model and help others with effective workload management skills.
• Make pro‑active use of supervision to support effective practice, reflection and career development and to meet the objectives of Professional Development Reviews.
• Maintain accurate, up to date records safely and confidentially in accordance with the Council’s policies and procedures. Produce succinct, well‑structured records and reports, clearly recording and reporting analysis and judgements.
• Pro‑actively engage with colleagues and a range of organisations to identify, assess, plan for and support the needs of children, young people, families/carers in order to promote positive change and independence, whilst demonstrating confident and effective judgement about risk to children and young people.
• Play a positive role in practice development within the team, through mentoring and modelling good practice in assessment, interventions, inter‑professional and inter‑agency work.

Experience:

5 years required

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief.

All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.