Qualified Social Worker - Children and Families

A Qualified Social Worker is required to join a Children and Families team in South London.

Working within the Children and Families team, this Qualified Social Worker will have the following responsibilities:

- Undertake a holistic assessment of children, families and carers using the relevant assessment framework, and involving other professionals/agencies as necessary.

- Develop and participate in relevant care plans. These plans will be informed by an analysis of need and/or risk and will identify desired outcomes within clearly defined timescales.

- Ensure that service users' views are fully recorded during the assessment process and wherever possible are reflected in the subsequent case planning.

- Prepare and present reports in a clear and logical way, and contribute to multi-agency conferences and meetings as appropriate.

- Include cost / 'best value' considerations in identification of resources and case planning.

- Undertake single or joint agency enquiries to assess likely and actual harm to children and take appropriate action to ensure their safety.

- Develop and implement child protection plans.

- Lead on complex single or joint agency enquiries to assess likely and actual harm to children and take appropriate action to ensure their safety

- Lead on the development and implementation of complex child protection plans

- Lead on complex assessments with children, young people and their families/carers where there are specific concerns requiring a high level of specialist involvement.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Worker jobs in South London or in the Children and Families field please contact Rebecca Knight at The Synergy Group on or email your CV to rebecca.knight[at]

Working with The Synergy Group offers:

- The most experienced Social Work recruitment team in the UK
- Access to the broadest selection of Social Work vacancies in the UK
- The choice of PAYE or limited company schemes
- Weekly payroll service
- Excellent rates of pay
- Personal service

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