Job summary
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Salary:£34,824 - £46,643 (higher end salary inclusive of 10% market supplement)
Hours per week:37 hours
Interview date: To be confirmed
Children and Young Peoples Disabilities Team - Transforming Young LivesThe role will be graded as Level 2, 3 or 4 in accordance with the candidate's experience level. Please review the role descriptions for further details.
Our OUTSTANDING Children's Services would like to welcome a Social Worker with substantial social work experience to work in the Children and Young People Disabilities team. You will have responsibility for Children in Need, those Looked After and children on a child protection plan.
Main duties of the job
Wiltshire Council provides a 0-18 disability social work service that aims to improve outcomes and make a positive difference in the lives of children and young people with disabilities and their families, who require ongoing support and intervention.
The team is based county-wide with access to offices across the county. We cover a large area of Wiltshire and regular travel across the county is required at times.
Being part of the Support and Safeguarding Service, you will develop close working relationships with colleagues in children's services and the 18-25 moving on service to aid smooth transitions for young people.
Level 4role description- Salary: £44,243 - £46,643 (inclusive of 10% market supplement)
Level 3role description- Salary: £41,070 - £43,105 (inclusive of 10% market supplement)
Level 2role description- Salary: £34,834 - £36,648
About us
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Thats why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.
This position comes with a 10% market supplement payment. All market supplement payments are subject to review on an annual basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
To be the primary worker with case responsibility for children in need, children in need of protection and children looked after - depending upon the function of the dedicated team.
To operate within the council policy and keep up to date with social work methods, practice developments, new legislation and procedures, including the Childrens Act 2004.
To be responsible for the day to day interpretation of and implementation of statutory duties and departmental policy and procedures in the provision of services to children and young people.
To be allocated work from the team manager or any person delegated to act on their behalf based on eligibility criteria and to hold case management responsibility for this work.
To complete enquiries and assess, the needs of and risks to vulnerable children and young people in a timely manner giving due consideration to the wishes and views of the child and the childs family. This will include the completion of S47 enquiries, single assessments and engaging service users and other relevant persons in the work base, homes or any other appropriate venue hospital, school etc.
To take appropriate action to assess and minimise any identified concern or risk to children/young people in accordance with the requirements and timescales of assessment frameworks, child protection procedures and looked after children legislation and procedures.
To draw up and implement, with the child young person and their family/carers, an appropriate plan to address identified issues and to maximise the participation of service users and carers in this process ensuring that social work intervention is ongoing only when necessary in peoples lives.
To carry out regular reviews of individual plans, record outcomes and formulate revised plans which are outcome focused.
To convene meetings core groups to assist in the implementation and review of plans for vulnerable children.
To write reports for child protection conferences, planning meetings, looked after children reviews, legal meetings and court hearings and attend these as appropriate.
To work collaboratively and effectively with Keyworkers, Senior Keyworkers and Local Partnership Advisors on achieving shared family goals CA12-1155 Social Worker Level 4 August 2017 Page 5 of 10
To have a creative approach to meeting need and to ensure local provision, wherever possible, in order to meet identified need within available resources.
To have a clear understanding of and ability to manage within financial constraints in service delivery.
To work proactively and in partnership with other agencies to plan and deliver coordinated services to children, young people and their families/carers which promotes and focuses on positive outcomes.
Actively engage and contribute, when necessary, to Local Allocation Group case discussions (or other similarly named mechanisms/panels)
To maintain accurate and effective electronic recording of information and action taken in the course of casework.
To understand the need for and contribute to the achievement of team and departmental performance targets in order to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people
To maintain confidentiality of information acquired in the course of undertaking duties for the department whilst operating in the fullest cooperation with other agencies to ensure that children are appropriately safeguarded.
To contribute to team processes in a positive and appropriate manner, by attending team meetings and undertaking any necessary and appropriate team duties.
To make an active contribution to the development of service delivery through the sharing of knowledge, information and skills.
To take responsibility for personal professional development through the utilisation of relevant practice research/developments, legislation, participative supervision and appraisal processes.
To undertake further training which is consistent with the needs of the individual and the organisation, as agreed with the manager.
To work within an equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory framework. Value diversity within the team and in contact with other professionals, children, young people and families. Working within a legislative framework
Operating within relevant policy, legal, ethical and professional boundaries when working with children and families.
Effectively delivering all statutory requirements.
Following local practice standards and protocols.Supervision and continual development
Actively engaging in individual and group supervision and embed learning in practice.
Maintaining up to date knowledge and skills as required by the role.
Participating in appraisal and team meetings and contribute to individual and team development.Specific requirements for this post:Flexible workingThere will be a requirement to occasionally work with children and families when they most need it which may be outside of normal working hours, including weekends. The number of out of hours worked will not exceed 10% of the total contracted hours per week.
Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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