Court Social Worker in Powys
We are looking for a Court Specialist who will support social workers across the Care and Support Service including the Integrated Disability Service.
Tasks:
Develop and maintain a database in order to monitor the progress of all care proceedings and pre-proceedings in the department/area
Provide reports in relation to this information to assist the Local Authority to project demand for placements, therapeutic or other relevant services.
Ensure that all children who are the subject of care proceedings have been subject to the relevant permanence planning processes in order to determine the care plan.
Ensure that Social Workers have the resources they need in order to submit court reports on time and to a high standard.
Provide practical assistance to Social Workers to ensure that they can complete court work to a good standard.
Ensure that all work to be filed before the court has been through a QA process and that the views and feelings of the child are reflected and have been actively considered in drawing up the statement.
Attend permanence planning and care planning meetings for children who are the subject of care proceedings.
Ensure that in relation to pre-proceedings, that the plan of improvement is relevant to the concerns about the children and that progress is made in a timely way, or to alert the Team Manager or Senior Manager if the progress of the family is drifting.
To attend Legal Planning Meetings in an advisory capacity.
At all times to work in co-operation with the Team Manager of the social work team in which the care proceedings are held.
To liaise with CAFCASS in relation to any concerns that they may have about the conduct of care proceedings in Powys.
To ensure that all services are provided within a framework of Equality and Diversity and Anti-discriminatory practice and take account of the views of service users.
Experience:
Extensive post qualifying experience within Children's Services.
Extensive experience of undertaking assessments of needs and identifying risks.
Extensive experience and knowledge in the field of Child Protection, LAC, Court and the writing/ preparation of court papers
Previous experience of attending court proceeding
Ability to collate management information
Experience of mentoring and supporting less experienced staff
Experience of writing comprehensive reports
This is a full-time locum role on ongoing basis.
Please apply to it or call Neven on (phone number removed)