Children's Social Worker - Youth Justice Practitioner

Our Client, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, is seeking a Children’s Social Worker to join their Team.

Fantastic payrate of up to £35 per hour!

Are you an Childrens Social Worker, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

Responsibilities of this role:

• To carry out in depth assessments of children and young people who have offended, taking into consideration any risk that they may present to themselves, others and the community.
• To co-ordinate service provision to meet the needs of such children within the Scaled Approach model.
• To directly supervise and enforce all relevant Court Orders on behalf of the Local Authority within the National Standards for Youth Justice.
• To carry out direct work with children and their families in order to meet their assessed needs.
• To undertake such work jointly with colleagues within the Service and from other agencies in appropriate cases.
• To refer young people and their families to appropriate workers / agencies that can meet their identified needs and to monitor their progress.
• To engage parents and children in meaningful and open working relationships to encourage their full participation in order to reduce the risk of further offending.
• To prepare and present information (both written and oral) to the Court.
• To maintain up-to-date records on all work carried out and to ensure good and effective communication with other professionals involved.
• To carry out reviews and statutory visits in accordance with National Standards and local procedures.
• To observe all Service policies and procedures in respect of Administration and professional practice.
• To observe all statutory regulations.
• To contribute to an office duty system on a rota basis.
• To attend regular supervision sessions and team meetings as required, taking an active part and preparing for each meeting.
• To attend all appropriate training that may be arranged.
• To contribute to policy making within the Service and to the review of service provision.
• To undertake such duties commensurate with the level of responsibility for this post.

Requirements of this role:

• Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.
• Must have minimum of 2 years’ post qualified experience.

Benefits of working through Reed, include:

• Dedicated Recruitment Consultant.
• Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team.
• Free CV building and Interview support.
• Free DBS checks.
• Weekly payroll.
• PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more.
• CPD contributions.
• Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients.
• Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010.

Does this role interest you? Apply today!