The Opportunity The role will require you to undertake assessment work and interventions with children and their families who may have complex needs. In your role, you will contribute to assessment and planning processes for the children in the team’s care. You will also manage a caseload with supervision. This role will require you to carry out direct work with families in a variety of settings and you will need to interpret complex information to assist the families in your care. Accurate record keeping and the ability to produce written correspondence is essential. About you Just some of the key skills and experience that you will require to carry out the role successfully include: Good communication and interpersonal skills enabling you to present information clearly and to successfully persuade others to take a specific course of action. Analysis and interpretation skills to manage casework and put in to practice a range of interventions to support the children and families in your care. Knowledge and understanding of children and young people and age-appropriate behaviour. Experience of providing advice and guidance to others. Experience of working in a multi-agency setting and building relationships. Engage and empower the children and families you are supporting to gain the best outcomes. Prioritise and manage your workload and maintain accurate records. Sound and accurate IT skills to enable report writing amongst other written communications. For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached. About us We are committed to improving our services for the children and families we support in West Sussex. In May 2023 Ofsted Inspectors praised West Sussex County Council’s Children’s Services for its ‘relentless approach to improving practice,’ giving the service an overall rating of ‘requires improvement’, with ‘good’ judgements for children in care and leadership and management. The judgements on children needing help and protection and children leaving care are they ‘require improvement to be good’. Inspectors recognised the ‘strong, determined and cohesive leadership team’ who have made significant improvements since 2019 and their commitment and focus to make further improvements. For further information about us and about working in Children’s Social Care at West Sussex County Council, please visit Careers in children's social work in West Sussex. Further information The reference number for this role is CAFHE05463. For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Heidi Luck (Team Manager) at heidi.luckwestsussex.gov.uk. For issues or queries regarding your application please contact emma.cooperwestsussex.gov.uk. To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, 5 years referencing and a health check. Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our application help page. EC