Job Title: Social Worker – Specialist Children’s Services
Location: Kent
Rate: Competitive
We’re seeking a qualified Social Worker who specializes in Children’s Services to join our team in Kent.
What will your responsibilities be?
You will handle and assess complex cases to ensure resources are used effectively, sharing your professional social work knowledge with the team. You will guide and support other Social Workers in their professional growth and represent us in court for important and sensitive cases. Additionally, you will supervise staff as instructed by the Team Leader, assess the practice of students on placement, and help develop new initiatives.
Qualifications and Experiences:
To be eligible for this role, you must have a degree in Social Work, CQSW/DipSW, or a similar qualification, and be registered as a social worker with the General Social Care Council. You need to have extensive experience working with children and families, and experience handling complex family situations in a statutory childcare setting. Additionally, you must possess excellent direct work skills with children and their families, the ability to ensure quality through supervision, case audits, and reviews, and the ability to work within an Equal Opportunities, non-discriminatory framework. Good negotiation and interaction skills are also essential. Furthermore, you should have a deep understanding of the current relevant legislative framework and national policy, as well as expertise in child development and attachment theory.
How to apply?
If this is a job for you, feel free to click apply below or if you want to learn more about it, please contact 0345 241 9590.
Why Liquid Personnel?
* New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly
* Twice weekly payroll
* Free DBS and compliance service
* Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
* Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
* Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
* Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
* “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
* “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *
Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. *Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List
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