Social Worker – Looked After Children

Job Category : Social & Healthcare Qualified.
Location : Luton Borough Council – Luton Bedfordshire.
Hours Per Week : 37.00.
Start Date : Immediate Start.
Salary: £28.00 per hour.

Nations Recruitment are currently recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to join the Looked After Children Team for Luton Borough Council.
The successful Social Worker will be joining a supportive and agency friendly authority with strong, supportive and long-standing management.

Benefits as a Looked After Children Social Worker include:
Competitive Rates
Remote Working
Possibility of an extended contract

Duties as a Looked After Children Social Worker include:
Work effectively on complex situations, use their initiative and evaluate their own and others practice.
Responsible for a caseload of more complex cases, providing advice to other social workers in relation to their cases.
Provides casework supervision to other social workers in the team and may also supervise students, trainees, less experienced professional team members, support staff and volunteers.
Participate in the planning / reviewing of cases.
Develop and maintain effective relationships with service users, their families and carers.
Provide advice and support and promote independence and early intervention, as necessary.
Liaise with colleagues in own or other departments or external agencies to gather relevant information for assessment and care planning activities.
Maintain and update case notes and other records to required ethical and quality standards.
Write high quality reports as required and where required give evidence in court in relation to care proceedings.

Requirements as a Looked After Children Social Worker include:
Social Work England registration
Eligible to work in the UK
Hold a full UK licence
Post-qualified experience
Degree level or equivalent in Social Work