Social Worker - Maturing Practitioner Job, Canterbury, Kent
Location: Canterbury - Kent
Rate: £ 31 to £ 39
Job Status: Permanent
Our client is looking for a Qualified Social Worker.
Location: Canterbury
Dept: Children and Families Long Term Team
Purpose of the Job:
Manage a Children & Families caseload of various levels of complexity, involving the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action, to ensure that resources are utilised effectively to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and their families.
Raise the standard of professional work within the Team by contributing to training initiatives and "in-house" core training courses for Newly Qualified, Developing and Maturing Practitioners whilst consolidating a breadth of social work practice.
Post holder should be working in line with the competency standards set out in the Competency Assessment Social Worker Career Grade.
Main duties and responsibilities:
Manage a high and diverse number of cases within the parameters of agreed policies and practices, together with the professional guidance and support from Senior Practitioners to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and meet their individual needs.
Work in partnership with the child, parents and carers, Health Service including Acute and Community Trusts and with Primary Care Trusts, Education Authority, District Councils, commercial and private sector and voluntary bodies to identify, evaluate and review care plans to produce positive outcomes for children and their families.
Assist the Senior Practitioner and other colleagues in identifying, planning and delivering its core tasks of recruiting, assessment, training and supervision of client carers to a high professional standard.
Work in a cross-section of social work teams, through secondments etc., to continually develop and consolidate knowledge base and level of skills and enabling the assignment of more complex caseloads to meet the ever changing needs of the children and their families.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
CQSW/DipSW or equivalent and registration as a social worker with the General Social Care Council
Post Qualifying Awards 1. 2. 3. 4 and 5
EXPERIENCE
Minimum of 2 years diverse post qualification practise experience in Children and Families
At KentSCP, we offer:
- a dedicated recruitment consultant, who will be available as a point of contact for any enquiries, problems or concerns.
- a prompt, personal and friendly service
- weekly pay
- a choice of PAYE, or limited company payments terms
- excellent rates of pay!
- referral bonus scheme
- private supervision offered, with an independent supervising social worker
Please send your CV to (click Apply now button) or call us on (click Apply now button).
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.
About this company
Kent Social Care Professionals is Kent's specialist recruitment agency offering a unique service to both employers and candidates in the Social Care sector. We specialise in the supply of qualified and unqualified social care staff to the statutory, voluntary and private sector for temporary and permanent work assignments for social care professions.
KentSCP specialise in particular in the areas of Learning Disabilities, Supported Housing, Children & Families and Young People.
We recognise that there is a need for an agency that clearly understands the diverse support needs of the vulnerable people in these niche specialties.
Our Activities support social care as a profession, by offering a wider range of attractive and career-building opportunities to those already qualified by training and experience. We offer advice and guidance as to how candidates can continue to progress through training. We also welcome new entrants, who are tempted to find a way into a career in social care, by suggesting voluntary work with a variety of service providers, as a way to learn more (including about themselves!) and build up a track record of essential experience
Why Work Through us?
Because we can offer you work that will fit in with your life: days, nights, weekends, work to fit in with your other commitments.
We offer you pay that rewards you for your skills, paid weekly direct into your account.
We find jobs that are suited to you and your experience. We will not push you to take on something you are not comfortable with.
You will alays receive first class service from our recruitment consultants.
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