What's involved with this role: Interim Children's Advanced Social Work Practitioner x2 - Children Looked After Reference no: Sheffield 0009 7BA0 / 1 Pay Rate: £28.24 per hour PAYE 37 Monday – Friday, 08:45 - 17:00 This opening assignment is for 2-3 months City: SHEFFIELD Enhanced DBS disclosure required Manage a caseload of the most complex cases or a case of sufficient risk and profile to warrant an experienced worker to work solely on it. Co-work difficult cases with less experienced allocated workers. Act as a practice teacher to students on placement so as to ensure the dissemination of learning. Key responsibilities: Manages a workload of the most complex cases which includes looked after children, child protection and assessment of carers. The caseload is dependent on: The complexity of cases The risk associated with cases The profile and potential publicity surrounding a case which will service to increase the pressure placed on the named Social Worker. In some instances where a case is of sufficient size, profile and risk it may be appropriate for an Advanced Practitioner to work solely on that case until completion. Have an increased level of autonomy and decision making, based on experience and knowledge, around the cases allocated and report to an Assistant Service Manager on the progress of those cases. In managing cases: Carry out assessment and investigations into cases involving significant harm, child protection or assessment of carers and compile reports to case conferences, courts/statutory panels in accordance with statutory procedures and best practice. Adhere to statutory legislation and service priorities. Implement, monitor and review plans relating to the assessed need of children and young people, their families and carers. Chair some practice meetings in order to ensure the regular review of plans and make any necessary amendments. Produce assessments of need for children and young people in line with statutory regulations and ensure that services are available to meet those needs. Undertake statutory supervision and care planning in relation to children who are looked after. Maintain up to date records of cases using management information systems. Act as a Practice Teacher to students on placement. Co-work difficult cases with the allocated Social Worker to allow less experienced staff to benefit from the expertise and experience of an Advanced Practitioner were they have available capacity. Maintain performance and develop practice and experience in line with personal targets as agreed with the Senior Fieldwork Manager through supervision. Contribute to the achievement of Key Performance Indicators identified through service planning. Work to the prescribed quality standards for service provision set out by the service for all workers. Qualifications: Social Work Qualification (SW Degree, DipSW, CQSW, CSS or equivalent) and current HCPC registration Recognised practice teaching qualification is desirable (Stage 2 PEPS), alternatively requirement to attend the PEPS 1 and 2 course to attain qualification and practice teach students. Knowledge: Extensive knowledge of relevant Children and Families legislation including public and private law proceedings. Knowledge and understanding of the legislative, political and social policy context in which children’s social services and their partner agencies operate. Knowledge and understanding of local authority structures, services, policies and procedures Knowledge and understanding of media reporting around Social Work and complex Child Protection cases, including an awareness of current issues pertinent to social care and media relations. Knowledge of social work practice issues. Extensive knowledge of case law proceedings particularly those undertaken under the Children Act 1989 and subsequent amendments and the Adoption and Children Act 2002. Expert knowledge of social work theory and methods that underpin practice. In depth knowledge of current research findings and the implications for practice. In depth knowledge of the Integrated Children’s System and application to practise. Experience: Extensive post qualification experience in Children and Families Work in a Local Authority Social Services statutory setting with demonstrable experience in child protection. Significant experience working in a multi-agency environment and liaising with a variety of agencies and partners. Skills & Abilities: Highly developed social work skills in complex assessment, care planning and family court proceedings. Ability to prepare and coach social workers through assessment and care planning processes and court proceedings. Ability to communicate, negotiate and effectively influence a wide range of practitioners, managers and colleagues from other agencies. Ability to form partnerships with children and adults in challenging circumstances in ways that empower service users and promote anti-discriminatory practice. Ability to present and disseminate information in a way that supports the understanding, learning and development of social care staff and professional partners. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the role to help support your application (and help us to help you) – please give full details within your CV document. Unless the DBS requirement stated above is for a Basic Disclosure, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service. Clients are generally looking for candidates who are local to, or who can commute easily to the place of work. It will help your application if your CV states, in broad terms, where you reside – there is no need for a full address. Please feel free to apply to us directly via jobstclrec.com by quoting the job reference and exact job title. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would ask that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, not as a PDF. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension, you will be working at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than umbrella pay terms. We do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity. Due to the number of CVs being sent to us under current market conditions, unfortunately we cannot respond to all applications. If you have not heard from us within 3 working days please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. We will, however, be very happy to receive future applications from you for other roles. ALD Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please