Are you an experienced advanced practitioner?
Do you have a passion to make improvement's to a child's life?
Barnsley Council are looking to recruit an advanced practitioner social worker to support their Children in Care team which has an adoption & permanence focus. The contract will be for an initial 3-6 months with potential for extension subject to internal circumstance and performance. Hybrid working also available.
Competitive rate of £40 per hour available.
Responsible for:
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-Assess, plan, review and provide support to a child, family or carer with complex family or social care needs, taking full account of appropriate legal frameworks, policy, and guidance
-Work collaboratively, building effective working relationships with other professionals, internally and externally.
-Carry out an assessment or enquiry and plan responses to safeguard a child from abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
-Arrange appropriate alternative care (including, where appropriate a permanent home) in collaboration with children, young people, and their parents/carers where the parents/carers cannot care for them.
-Maintain up to date, accurate and high-quality records of activity on cases.
-Participate in a range of planning and decision-making forums including case discussions, Strategy Meetings, Legal Planning meetings, Child Protection Conferences, Statutory Reviews
-Write court reports and give evidence in relation to children at risk during legal proceeding.
Minimum Requirements:
-SWE Registration
-2 year post qualifying experience within UK
-Eligibility to work in the UK
Benefits of working with Randstad:
-£300 referral scheme
-Dedicated consultant
-Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide
-DBS and Compliance Service
-Quick and Easy Registration Process
-Access to CPD
To discuss this role or similar vacancies available please contact Nathan Emmerson via:
t: 0330 024 8775
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