Dudley
Ref: EN18-577
Division: Childrens Services
Specialist Area: Senior Social Worker
Location: Dudley
Job type: Contract
Salary (per hour): Negotiable dependent on experience and pay scheme selected
Reference: EN18-577
Job Description
Qualified Social Worker, Dudley MBC, Children Sexual Exploitation & Child Criminal Exploitation Team - Must be a Qualified Social Worker with a minimum of 2 years+ UK Social Worker experience within a Children's Social Work team.
The team works extremely well together to ensure the safety of children under the close supervision of a supportive Team Manager.
The responsibilities will include:
1. Looking for Senior Social Workers with a passion and enthusiasm for working with vulnerable adolescents who can place a strong emphasis on engagement and relationship-based social work.
2. Attending MACE and Disruption meetings to discuss the risks facing young people.
3. Engaging with young people, their families, and other professionals to coordinate safety plans that will assist in keeping young people safe.
4. Attending strategy meetings for young people.
5. Engaging in mapping exercises to identify links between young people at risk of exploitation.
6. Ensuring that all activities are recorded on young people’s records using LCS/Liquid Logic.
7. The role will involve holding a caseload of Child protection and Child in need cases where the focus of risk is external to the family.
8. Therefore, a social work qualification is required, but we will consider candidates with Youth Offending or Early help backgrounds as well as those with statutory Children and Families experience.
9. Please be aware that on-site/office-based working will apply alongside an element of remote/home working.
10. 37 hours per week (flexible by negotiation).
11. 3 month Temporary Contract.
12. Start date subject to DBS and reference clearance.
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Successful candidates will benefit from:
1. A Kindle Fire upon commencement of contract (see terms).
2. £20 Amazon voucher if registration is completed within 2 weeks (see terms).
3. Competitive pay rates.
4. Weekly payroll.
5. Free access to a comprehensive online training portal worth £500 a year.
6. Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge.
7. Receive up to £250 for each referred worker (see terms).
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The successful candidate will need to hold a DipSW or equivalent, must be registered with the HCPC, have a current DBS, and be a car driver.
Please call the recruitment team where you will speak to one of our dedicated consultants on 0333 1234 530.
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