Senior Social Worker - Family Help Service

Our client Hackney council is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Family Help Service.

Key Accountabilities

Assessment Outcome:

• To provide a clear and accurate assessment of a child and his/her family's needs in line with statutory guidance
• To undertake interviews, observation and gather information from children, families and other agencies. To analyse, summarise and evaluate this information to provide a holistic assessment of a child's needs 1.2
• To understand the context of child development, parenting capacity and family and environmental factors in which to establish the needs of an individual child

Planning and service delivery

• To provide focused and purposeful social work interventions with explicit aims and objectives about desired outcomes within the context of managing risk to children
• On the basis of assessed needs, to devise written plans for intervention and/or care for children and their families.
• To carry out planned interventions using a range of tried and tested methodologies including systemic and social learning theory approaches.

Direct work with children and their families

• To build a professional relationship with children and their families and to use that relationship to safeguard children and promote positive outcomes
• To communicate effectively with children and their families, ensuring that their views and wishes are heard, and recorded accurately.
• To establish rapport and build a respectful, honest and trusted relationship with children and their families, particularly their parents and / or main carers.

Accountability

• To take responsibility and be accountable for all work undertaken as directed by the Screening Referral Manager/ Team Manager
• To manage the workload as directed and organise and plan work activities taking into account the need to prioritise tasks and responsibilities.
• To take responsibility for your own professional development by attending supervision, appraisals and learning and training opportunities.

Partnership with other agencies

• To work purposefully with other agencies to promote positive outcomes for children and their families
• To include assessments and professional views from other agencies when undertaking a holistic assessment of a child and his/her family.
• To communicate effectively with other agency professionals.
• To respond to contacts and requests from other agencies in a timely manner

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.