Are you looking for an exciting role in Children's Social Work?
Are you looking for a role that is rewarding?
Yes?
Randstad are looking for a Social Worker to join Knowsley Council's Children Looked After team.
They are a Local Authority who have invested in more staff and more teams across a range of service areas in order to support their improvement journey. They support staff well-being and create a good culture within the council to ensure everyone feels welcome and supported within their role.
You can expect a fantastic salary of:
£42,839 - £44,075.
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Benefits:
- Competitive Salary.
- Flexible and Hybrid Working - The council is committed to supporting a healthy work-life balance and considers requests for flexible working, part-time hours, and compressed hours.
- Employees have a generous annual leave entitlement, starting at 28 days plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase up to 10 additional days. Leave entitlement also increases with long service.
- Pension Scheme - automatically enrolled in the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), which is a defined-benefit pension scheme.
- Professional Development - committed to staff training and development. They provide a new, bespoke four-week induction program, access to an extensive range of blended learning opportunities, and a clear career progression pathway.
- Supportive Environment - known for its supportive and inclusive culture. Social workers receive regular supervision, including monthly reflective supervision, and have access to peer support and a dedicated Practice Improvement Team.
- Staff Well-being and Lifestyle Discounts.
- Health and well-being support.
- Support for maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
Responsibilities:
- Manage a varied and complex caseload of children and young people who are looked after by the local authority. Ensure their care plans are up-to-date, child-centred, and focused on meeting their specific needs and developmental goals.
- Actively work towards achieving permanence for children and young people. This involves exploring and pursuing options such as reunification with birth families, long-term fostering, adoption, or Special Guardianship Orders.
- Act as a "corporate parent" for children in the local authority's care, championing their rights and needs. This includes advocating for their health, education, and overall well-being.
- Work closely with a range of professionals, including foster carers, residential staff, schools, health professionals (e.g., Children in Care nurses), and other agencies to ensure a coordinated and holistic approach to care.
- Fulfill all statutory duties related to children in care, including regular visits, assessments, and reviews. Ensure all interventions and decisions are compliant with relevant legislation, such as the Children Act 1989.
- Produce high-quality, evidence-based reports for Looked After Children (LAC) reviews, permanence panels, and court proceedings. Maintain accurate and timely case records on relevant IT systems.
- Engage directly with children and young people to ensure their wishes, feelings, and views are heard and are central to all planning and decision-making processes.
Requirements:
- Social Work Qualification or equivalent
- Social Work England registered
- Enhanced DBS
For more information or confidential discussion, please call Hannah 0330 0248 775.
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
