Consultant Social Worker - Mash - Stoke On Trent

Eden Brown Synergy have an exciting new opportunity in Stoke on Trent City Council for Consultant Social Worker to join Childrens Advice and Duty Service.
Job Purpose
1. The role of the Consultant Social Worker is that of a professional Social Work Practitioner, with the ability to authorise and give case direction in regard to the overall delivery of Children's Statutory services within Stoke City Council.
2. The role provides professional expertise at a number of levels including complex areas of di-rect service delivery and it is seen as part of the management team providing assistance to CHAD Team Managers.
Key Duties / Responsibilities
Strategic Management
1. Listen, discuss and negotiate with partners, ascertain their concerns and agree a pathway for the child to ensure their needs are met, making safe decisions at the earliest opportunity.
2. Chair Strategy Discussions, attend MARAC, MAPPA and other meetings, with internal and ex-ternal partners effectively to ensure professional agreement and the right outcome for the child and their family.
3. To take on or develop a specialist role in specific areas of practice for the Team or Operational Division (e.g. Child Sexual Exploitation, Child Criminal Exploitation, Missing Children, Female Genital Mutilation, Domestic Abuse etc.)
Performance
1. To ensure practice is compliant with relevant legislation, national and local policies, procedures and guidance. Contribute to the development of procedures and policies as required.
2. To take the lead on behalf of the children's directorate to ensure that teams understand any issues that may have arisen out of a Stoke City Council /national lessons learned from serious case review/audits in order to improve practice and outcomes for children, young people and their families.
3. To actively be a positive role model, promote and maintain high standards of professional so-cial work practice to embed consistent good practice across the team.
4. Actively mentor and provide professional guidance and development to support of Newly Qualified (NQSW) and Assessed and Supported Year of Employment (ASYE) Social Workers, support to students undertaking a placement in the team as well as mentoring and supporting others such as Social Workers and admin staff.
5. To be responsible for completing case audits on individual Social Workers case files and to par-ticipate in safeguarding and other types of audits.
6. To conduct initial investigations, along with colleagues in other agencies, of Child Protection referrals and to initiate statutory protective action where required.
7. To intervene effectively in crisis situations and where appropriate to seek to provide alterna-tives to the need to accommodate children and young people
8. To participate in consultation with the relevant manager on call and to ensure that the manag-er is made aware of any issues of major importance or concern
9. Escalate to Team Manager evidence of ineffective safeguarding arrangements within or out-side the Children's Advice and Duty Service.
Qualifications:
*Qualification in Social Work
*Registered with Social Work England.
*Enhanced DBS
Benefits of working with Eden Brown Synergy:
*A dedicated point of contact
*Twice weekly payroll
*Process your Enhanced DBS free of charge
*A highly competitive refer a friend and find your own job bonus
If you are interested in this opportunity, please call Mayur Rabari on (phone number removed) Or mail your CV at

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

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