Social Worker - ICART

Social worker post in the ICART team, the first point of contact for concerns about children, within Halton Borough Council's Children's Social Care service and based at the Widnes office. The core work is screening checks with parents, carers, children, young people, police, health, education and partner agencies so the manager can decide next steps. It is a multi-agency team working to a relationship-based practice model, at 37 hours a week with some travel across the Borough.

• Carry out screening checks with parents, carers, children and young people
• Carry out screening checks with police, health, education and other partner agencies
• Help the manager decide next steps on concerns about a child
• Work within the ICART triage process, including identifying immediate risk
• Make sure consent is obtained from parents or carers when professionals refer, or decide when it can be set aside
• Respond to safeguarding matters as they arise

• Annual leave from 34 days including bank holidays, rising with service
• Defined benefit Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• Life cover of 3 times salary through the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Training and development, including routes to advanced practitioner or future leader
• Bespoke support from the Social Work Academy
• Free car parking at Halton Borough Council sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Employee benefits platform: discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme