Social Worker - Knowsley Council - Children's Services

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We are currently recruiting for the below post:

Starting salary is £42839 rising to £44075

To see what our current social workers say about working at Knowsley watch here

The job description for the role and benefits are attached to the order.

At Knowsley we offer hybrid working, with staff expected to be in the office around 3 days per week.

A bit about our teams:

These teams are responsible for undertaking all assessments where there are safeguarding concerns for a child or where they are considered to be at risk of significant harm. CWD specifically works with children with disabilities.

Referrals are progressed from the MASH team and allocated to a qualified social worker who undertakes a single assessment within 35 days of receiving the referral.

The teams work closely with all agencies involved with either the child or the parent in order to complete a holistic assessment and plan to reduce any risk posed to the children.

The work of the team ranges from assessments, voluntary support via child in need plans, statutory intervention via child protection plans and legal proceedings.

The teams work five days per week covering the core hours 9am to 5pm and there is an Emergency Duty team who assist out of these core hours.

The teams are responsible for managing cases of children who are looked after by the local authority, subject to full care orders or who are in care proceedings. The Young Person's team specifically work with children aged 16-18 years old.

The teams work closely with colleagues from Fostering to identify suitable placements for children in foster care and also work with the Adoption team to match children to adoptive families where there is a plan of adoption. The teams hold regular care planning meetings with associated professionals and work alongside education colleagues to create Personal Education Plans for Children Looked After to ensure that their education needs are being met and work with young people to prepare them for the transition to adult life.

• Competitive pay rate
• Long contracts for good performance
• Supportive team and management
• Progression opportunities
• Remote working available
• Flexible working
• Condensed Working Weeks negotiable

• Your own designated consultant and one point of contact
• CV review service
• Interview advice and preparation
• Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organisations throughout the UK
• Prompt and reliable payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• £500 referral fee

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