Social Worker required for the Children in Need/Child Protection team. Duties will include carrying out S47’s and court work. Must have experience in CIN and CP.
Admin and office work will be carried out remotely but the successful candidate will be required to carry out face to face assessment for children in school or home settings. Experience or transferrable skills to work in a busy team of frontline social workers ie Child in Need, Child Protection, initial public law court work and private Law report writing.
Knowledge of Signs of Safety
ABE trained is advantageous
Excellent communication skills with children and their families
Experience in working as a team and also autonomously.
Multi-agency working experience
Competent assessment and writing skills required
IT skills required to access electronic system used by the Local Authority
Duty system is in place so expectation of taking on role of duty SW on rota basis
Driving licence as Suffolk is a rural county