Role
* To form, develop and maintain professional relationships with children and young people and their families through direct casework, supervision, shared activity and counselling, in such a way that the child/young person's family's needs are met.
* To provide a service, which meets primary needs, promotes development, and assists behavioural difficulties and vulnerabilities
* To identify and assess risk of abuse, failure to protect, or harm to children.
* To advise senior managers as to any concerns in respect of children/young people with particular reference to there being at risk of abuse or harm.
* To identify, contribute to and suggest ideas for good practice and its development, and to take a lead in a special area of responsibility.
* To value, recognise and respect the diversity, expertise and experience of individuals, families and carers and enable them to make informed decisions and express their needs.
* To challenge discrimination, disadvantage and other forms of inequality, injustice and oppressive practice.
* To maximise the financial and material resources available to service users and carer(s) from all possible sources and ensure value for money care packages.
* Ensure that service users and carers are aware of the Department's Complaints procedures.
* To case manage child protection work.
* To understand the changing culture, health and social needs of the locality to inform current and future practice and service provision.
* To establish good practice by example
* To provide verbal and written information to aid care planning activities and to provide evidence for assessment of need and care plan approaches.
* To implement designated actions from care plans. *