Social Worker Senior Practitioner - Connected Cares Team

JOB-20240819-db742659

Job Title: Social Worker Senior Practitioner - Connected Cares Team
Specialism: Social Worker - Children
Location: South Tyneside, UK
Salary: £32.58 per hour
Type: Ongoing, Part Time / Full Time

Social Worker Senior Practitioner within the Connected Cares Team in South Tyneside, earning £32.58 per hour. This ongoing locum opportunity offers both part-time and full-time flexibility, providing an excellent chance to support children and families through high-quality assessments, kinship care arrangements, and fostering interventions. Working within a supportive Children's Services team, you will play a vital role in ensuring children have access to safe, stable, and nurturing home environments.

Perks and benefits

• Part Time / Full Time: Choose a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and supports a healthy work-life balance.
• Hourly Pay: Earn £32.58 per hour, offering flexibility and rewarding your expertise.
• Professional Growth: Develop your skills and experience within a specialist children's social care service.
• Networking Opportunities: Build relationships with professionals across Children's Services, fostering teams, and partner agencies.
• Flexible Working: Benefit from a role that supports both professional achievement and personal commitments.
• Meaningful Impact: Make a lasting difference to the lives of children, young people, and families across South Tyneside.

What you will do

• Assessment and Intervention: Undertake meaningful assessments and interventions with children and families, tailoring support to individual circumstances.
• Kinship Care Assessments: Complete viability assessments and full assessments for prospective Kinship Carers.
• Court and Panel Work: Prepare detailed reports and present findings to Fostering Panels and the Court where required.
• Case Management: Manage complex cases while ensuring compliance with statutory guidance and best practice.
• Duty Responsibilities: Participate in the duty rota, responding to emergency viability assessments and Regulation 24 assessments.
• Relationship Building: Develop and maintain positive relationships with children, carers, and families to promote stability and positive outcomes.
• Multi-Agency Working: Work collaboratively with colleagues and partner agencies to safeguard and support children.
• Care Planning: Contribute to effective care planning and permanency arrangements that meet the needs of children and young people.
• Professional Leadership: Support good practice within the tea