Job Title: Social Worker - Safeguarding, Care Planning and Children with Disabilities Team
Location: Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough are seeking experienced and committed Social Workers to join our Safeguarding, Care Planning and Children with Disabilities (SCP) teams. These teams work with families where children are in need and children who need protection, supporting them to make changes to ensure that their children are safe and their needs are met. When these changes are not made and children are at risk of significant harm, we use the Public Law Outline (PLO) and if necessary, issue and work within Care proceedings.
Responsibilities -
Assessment and Care Planning: You will conduct comprehensive Child and Family Assessments to understand the unique needs of children with disabilities. Based on these assessments, you will develop and implement bespoke Care Plans that promote the child's well-being, development, and safety.
Safeguarding: You will be responsible for undertaking proactive and reactive safeguarding work, including managing child protection cases and conducting investigations when a child with disabilities is at risk of harm.
Multi-Agency Working: You will collaborate closely with a range of professionals, including health practitioners, special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs), therapists, and other agencies to ensure a holistic, coordinated approach to a child's care.
Support for Families: You will provide direct support and guidance to families, helping them access services and resources, such as short breaks, equipment, and specialist therapies. You will also be a key point of contact for ongoing advice and advocacy.
Statutory Duties: You will be responsible for fulfilling all statutory social work duties, including writing reports for court and participating in statutory reviews, ensuring all records are accurate and compliant.
We are looking for passionate individuals with a minimum of 3 years' experience in social work.
What we offer:
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Annual leave starting from 26 days, rising to 31 days after 5 years' service, plus paid bank holidays
- Employer pension contributions of 11.5%
- Death in service sum of 3.5 times your annual salary
- Paid absence for sickness of up to 6 months full and 6 months half pay
- Generous family-friendly policies and paid discretionary leave
- Relocation package up to £8,000
- Salary sacrifice schemes for electric cars and bikes, and discounts for high street stores
Join us and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of children and young people in Middlesbrough.
Apply now!
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.
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