Our client, Somerset Council, is looking for consultant social workers to join their Assessment team.
Somerset Council are looking for 3 experienced Consultant Social Workers to work predominantly in the Assessment Team in Taunton (there may be some occasions that a CSW you will support the Safeguarding Team) If your driven by complex work with families, promoting and modelling a culture of learning and high-quality social work practice improving outcomes for children and families, within a supportive learning organisation, this is the role for you. Here in Somerset, we support innovative and creative social work - undertaking direct work with children and young people to hear their voice and understand their experiences. You will work with parents and the wider family network, with access to Family Group Conferencing, to support them to identify strengths, tackle problems and change interactions and behaviours. You'll be well supported with regular and reflective group and personal supervision. What we're looking for... You will need to be an experienced qualified social worker with a minimum of 3 years post qualification experience working with children and families in frontline Social Work, and registered with Social Work England Its essential to have experience of managing complex work. You will be passionate about strengths-based practice, proud of your profession, and able to reflect and think creatively about how you can build relationships to make a dif...