Child Protection Team- Senior Social Worker – London Areas

My client is a leading Local Authority based in London They are currently looking for Experienced Senior Social Workers

Duties

To provide a quality social work service to children, young people and their families/carers to ensure an environment which safeguards and promotes their welfare and enables children wherever possible to remain within their family and community

To implement positive change in complex cases in children, families and carers lives by using systemic social work methods, models and tools, with the aims of helping them to be as
independent as possible To also manage and minimise risks of abuse and neglect as well as meeting care needs while exercising a high quality of professional judgement

To lead and oversee professional judgements in the context of the relevant legal and policy frameworks
To undertake high quality comprehensive/complex and proportionate assessments of children and families using the assessment framework, to plan how identified needs will be met, to support them with putting those plans in to action, and review those plans and reassess needs following Practice Standards Establish and develop collaborative robust working with partner agencies; and promote,model and be accountable for effective inter-agency working arrangements to ensure children are protected from risk of significant harm and their care needs are met.
To carry out safeguarding enquiries, support the work of others involved in these enquiries, and to support children, families and carers with care and support needs to develop and put
in to action plans appropriate to their wishes and circumstances.

Act in the role of the lead professional and be accountable in complex, statutory cases that require a qualified children’s social worker, including child in need, child protection, care
proceedings and looked after children’s cases.

Requirements
 Qualified Social Worker, with post qualified experience in Childrens Services
 Degree or equivalent in social work
 Social Work England or Social Care Wales registration
 Enhanced DBS