Children's Social Worker - Safeguarding

Our client Bolton Council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their Safeguarding team.

Main Duties

• The provision of a purposeful, professional social work service to children in need, children subject to child protection and care proceedings and their families, including the assessment of their needs, in accordance with statutory requirements, court timetables and Departmental policies
• To develop professional skills in working with children and young people to understand their journey, day-to-day life and to promote their voice through direct work and recording of this
• To complete assessments of children and their families, utilising the Assessment Framework, other assessment tools, theory and research to underpin this. Alongside developing skills in understanding and managing risk
• To devise SMART plans and develop strategies of intervention with parents and carers to promote positive outcomes
• To work directly with service users employing a range of social work knowledge, skills, methods and techniques
• To assess, evaluate and review programmes of work with service users, including the coordination and organisation of services both within and outside the Department
• To work with Legal Services and the Courts, including the production of reports within agreed timescales
• To contribute to the planning and development of the Team's and the Department's services to children and families, as required and as appropriate
• To provide professional knowledge, ideas, advice, evaluation and information to assist in the Department's planning and development activities and to contribute to policies and standards
• To maintain appropriate case recordings applicable to the service provided to service users in accordance with requirements of GDPR, the Liquid Logic system and the administration system

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

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.