Social Worker – Advanced Childrens (Grade J)

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : London Borough of Tower Hamlets, East London.
Hours Per Week : 35.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £28.14

In brief:
Family Support and Protection is the long-term intervention team in Tower Hamlets that hold cases of Child Protection, Child in Need, Care Proceedings, Private Proceedings, No Recourse to Public Funds, Private Fostering, Exploitation and cases involving radicalisation. The work involves progressing intervention plans, regular statutory visits, case/plan reviews, conducting assessments, initiating care proceedings – preparing social work evidence and developing care plans, preparing section 7 and section 37 reports to court. The candidate is also expected to keep on top of statutory timescales and performance indicators.
Key requirements:

1. 3 plus post qualified experience in a long-term CP team
2. Experience of at least one care proceedings
3. Excellent report writing skills (there will be written test as part of the interview)
4. Commitment to and ability to work restoratively with families

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

1. A nationally recognized social work qualification
2. Current or expected registration with social work England
3. At least 1 year of post-qualifying experience in a statutory Children’s Social Care setting
4. IT literate in Word and Excel, and willing to undertake further training as necessary