SW Locums are offering a Social Worker position within the Family Support Team in Milton Keynes. Family Support Teams are made up of ASYE, Social Workers, and Senior Practitioners, with a Deputy Team Manager and a Team Manager.
The post offers condensed working with a FULL 5 DAYS. Part-time of 3 or 4 days will be considered. 37 hours per week – immediate start.
Applicants must be registered with Social Work England and hold a current Enhanced DBS issued within the past 12 months or be registered with the DBS Update Service.
Minimum requirement: 3 years UK experience within a similar statutory setting.
The team handles Child in Need, Child Protection, Looked After Children, and Court cases through to the end of proceedings. On average, caseloads are 10 families, which is approximately 22 children. Everyone’s caseload is a mixture of CIN and CP, and the more experienced staff hold court cases, but no more than 3 families at one time. This can include private proceedings completing Section 7 or 37 reports.
Supervision is held every 4 weeks, including personal and case supervision. Our current working arrangements include some flexibility of being office-based, undertaking visits and meetings, and some working from home (averaging 1-2 days per week FTE). This is supported by all staff having access to their own smartphone and Surface Pro tablet.
In Family Support, the team is fortunate to have access to FAST and SAIT, which we can refer to for our families to receive direct work, interventions, and assessments. This will include parenting skills, boundaries and managing behaviour, specialist assessments such as PAMS, Adult Attachment Interview, Story Stems, and much more.
At SW Locums you will get:
1. Attractive, accurate, and super fast rates of pay.
2. Committed support with your own, vastly experienced and knowledgeable consultant.
3. Straight talking, conscientious, and well-informed advice.
4. We are available 24/7.
5. Access to exclusive vacancies nationwide and exclusive training.
6. Free DBS and compliance service.
7. Industry-leading “Refer a Friend” recommendation scheme offering up to £300 for successfully placed referrals.
8. Excellent “Find your own job” bonus – get what you want without limitation for bringing your own position to us.
SW Locums follow the government guidelines on ensuring the safety of all during the risk of Covid-19.
* Terms and conditions apply to our bonus scheme.
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