Social Worker - Safeguarding Children

We are currently seeking an experienced Social Worker to join our team in Walsall. As a reputable organization dedicated to providing high-quality social care services, we are looking for an individual with a strong background in social work and a passion for making a positive impact in the lives of vulnerable individuals and families.

1. Main purpose of the job role:

• To provide effective help and protection to children, young people, families and carers, and help them to achieve positive outcomes.
• To undertake effective assessment, planning and direct work to safeguard children and young people and to meet their needs, and the needs of families and carers.
• To be responsible for working with complicated and challenging circumstances, and to practice social work in a transparent, accountable and safe way in accordance with professional standards and ethics.
• To develop areas of expertise, specialism and practice leadership that support the development of social work practice

• 2. Role specific duties and accountabilities:

  • Practice within the prevailing legislative framework and council policies and procedures, under the supervision of the Team Manager.
  • Ensure that work is completed within the stated timescales in accordance with both national and local policy.
  • Manage a mixed and complicated workload, including working with vulnerable children, young people, families and carers who experience a variety of challenges.
  • To ensure needs are met and risks are managed to achieve best outcomes for children and young people in often complicated and varied situations.
  • To co-work with colleagues to support their professional development and learning.
  • Advocate for children and young people and ensure their voices are heard and they are supported to participate in a variety of ways and forums as is appropriate to their needs, age and development.
  • Provide high quality and timely assessments and reports in the agreed format for Child Protection Case Conferences, Statutory Child in Care Reviews and any other forum as directed.
  • To be able to undertake Care Proceedings and court work of a consistently high standard
  • Work collaboratively with and develop good working relationships with individual children and young people, families, carers, colleagues and other agencies.
  • Maintain records in relation to recording information about children and families in line with Council policy and procedure.
  • Actively participate in regular supervision and consultation with the Team Manager ensuring they are always made aware of significant issues in respect of children and families.
• • Enhanced DBS disclosure is required for this post
  • Ability/willingness to travel from location to location