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SalaryAre you a Social Worker looking for your next challenge? Are you passionate about Safeguarding and Protecting children?
Dudley Council are looking for Social Workers to join their Safeguarding and Support Team.
Person Specification:
- SWE Registration
- Eligible to work in the UK
- Drive and have access to a car
- Post-qualified experience
- Degree level or equivalent in Social Work
Role Responsibilities:
- To use professional skills, knowledge, and experience and a range of interpersonal and specialist communication skills to gather information and make a full assessment of risks protection and social care needs of individuals and carers/families, within relevant legal and statutory frameworks, agreed priorities and current eligibility criteria.
- Refer to other relevant agencies and undertake joint assessments.
- To arrange, provide or purchase appropriate services/care within the Departments agreed priorities and resource framework to reflect best value principals and to comply with legislation and statutory duties.
- Take appropriate action in conjunction with other agencies and within legal and statutory framework.
- Manage an agreed case load in accordance with statutory and Departmental procedures and objectives.
- Monitor, review and reassess care packages/services against identified risks, needs, and objectives.
- Make appropriate use of paper and computerised case recording systems to and effectively contribute to professional case management.
- Produce reports as required.
- Ensure knowledge of benefits, fees and allowances is current and advise individuals.
Rewards/Benefits of Working with Connect2SocialWork:
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Access to a wide range of roles nationwide, as well as exclusive roles to C2SW
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive knowledge
- Work for an agency owned by Kent County Council
- Prompt and reliable payroll system
- "Refer a Friend" bonus - get £400 for each Social Worker you refer who we successfully place*
- "Warm Welcome" bonus - get £250 when you secure a role through our agency*
Location: Dudley
About Connect2SocialWork
Connect2SocialWork is wholly owned by Kent County Council. In addition to our links with KCC, we have managed services in place with Hampshire County Council, Dudley Council, Surrey County Council and Luton Borough Council. We also provide available work with the majority of the local authorities nationwide. Our commitment to you is we will work proactively and tirelessly to market you until we find you that perfect role.
All posts are subject to satisfactory DBS check and references. *Terms and conditions apply.
If this sounds like the type of role you are looking for please get in contact on or email your CV to
Connect2Staff/Connect2Kent, part of Commercial Services Trading/Kent Ltd, is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.
