SW Locums seek a Qualified Social Worker with more than 3 years UK experience to work within the Referral and Assessment Team, you will have proven experience encompassing the skills and knowledge in working with families.
Experience in working with children and families will include: confidence in undertaking child protective investigations, alongside safety and contingency planning; court work and pre-proceedings experience including report writing, statements and care planning; child focussed direct work that role models creativity and purposefulness; experience in working with children throughout a journey of statutory services, including becoming looked after; and having the confidence in chairing complex meetings.
The role will work effectively within a team environment, supporting colleagues and sharing good practice related to interventions and work in an agile way. We trust that you will do your best in all the work that you do.
To support this, you will be provided with digital technology to work in an agile way and in engaging with children and young people.
The role will receive reflective supervision provided through 1-1 and group learning experiences using our Signs of Safety framework to guide your work and approach as a Social Worker alongside regular supervision sessions.
The team is based in one of our two Clusters located in either Kingston or Richmond, the Referral and Assessment Teams work directly with children and families. We focus upon our initial involvement through new referrals, child in need, child protection and initial court proceedings.
This includes: Strategy discussions, Initial Child Protection Conferences; Child In Need Planning and taking court actions by way of Emergency Protective Orders if required. The team works directly with families in their time of crisis which helps to prevent escalation of concerns.
With SW Locums you will benefit from: