Qualified Social Worker - Duty Team
Caritas Recruitment
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Qualified Social Worker | Children's Assessment Team | West Sussex County Council
- Qualified Social Worker / Social Work Professional required to join a statutory Family Support and Protection Service (Assessment Team)
- Hybrid working
- In office on Duty week
- Office base: Bridge House - Worthing
- Up to £42ph for experienced candidates
- You must have a social work qualification and full SWE registration as well as relevant experience to be considered
To be considered, it is essential that you have a recognised Social Work qualification (Social Work Degree or Diploma in Social Work) and full Social Work England registration as well as recent or significant relevant experience in a similar role.
Social Workers in our Family Safeguarding teams will undertake meaningful, evidence-based interventions that contribute to improved levels of engagement and safeguarding with parents and children.
All of our current staff are currently undergoing training on the new model and motivational interview.
You will work within a positive, nurturing environment where successes are celebrated and individuals within the team are supported to grow and develop.
The Family Safeguarding Model is based on multi-disciplinary joint children's and adult teams.
The model will therefore be implemented by building on the skills mix of our current children's social work teams by adding the expertise of community mental health staff, domestic abuse specialists and substance misuse workers.
In addition to this the offer will be enhanced by co-locating the teams with early help teamsYou will act as a professional who practices effectively with high quality judgement, in situations of complexity, risk, uncertainty and challenge in line with the Professional Capabilities Framework.
Manage caseloads with confidence and independence and are recognised as a source of reliable knowledge and advice and use your initiative to broaden your expertise.
You help to support case conferences and produce quality assessments, taking shared responsibility and be accountable for your professional development.
You will support equality and diversity and respect anyone working for or in contact with WSCC.
If you are interested in discussing this position in more detail please call 07824534126 and ask for Anton Mostert or email anton.mostert@caritas-recruitment.com
Caritas Recruitment are a specialist recruitment agency for Qualified Social Workers at all levels. We supply Qualified Social Work staff to over 150 local authorities, UK wide, on a permanent and temporary (locum/contract) basis.
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