Social Worker (Standard – Childrens) 2+ years experience

Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified

Location : Bracknell Forest Council

Hours Per Week : 37.00

Start Date : Immediate Start

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary:  £27.22

Job Role:

1) To identify the needs of children and their families, promote intervention and safeguarding.

2) To work alongside other professionals within Child in Need and Child Protection Plans.

3) To manage a caseload of Assessments, Child in Need, Child Protection, Care Proceedings and Children Looked After.

4) To make effective use of time and be able to prioritise workload, ensuring timeliness in visiting, report writing and other deadlines.

5) To attend and prepare for regular supervision with your supervisor, utilise critical reflection to be able to set clear goals and intervention strategies.

6) To contribute to service development and learning of others.

7) To monitor and evaluate demand and bring to the attention of the supervisor any resource shortfalls.

8) To develop and maintain accurate case records and comply with the Department’s policies, procedures and guidelines including security of information.

9) To promote listening to children at every opportunity; ensuring their views are heard, recorded and acted upon in an appropriate and timely manner.

10) To aspire in everything you do, these are our ASPIRE priorities:

i. Always respect timeliness

ii. Smart impactive planning

iii. Purposeful visits to families

iv. Impactful, collaborative assessments

v. Reflective supervision

vi. Engaging with children – Always ask yourself “what is life like for this child?”

11) To ensure access to translation and interpretation services as necessary.

12) To contribute to the development of services to children and families by attending and contributing positively to team meetings to promote the delivery of integrated and effective services for children in need and in need of protection.

13) To provide cover for the work of other team members and other additional duties commensurate with the level of the job. (The nature of these will vary according to experience, competencies and the grade of the post).