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Form of workAre you a committed Qualified Social Worker?
Do you have a passion for providing first class support to Children's Services?
Randstad are currently recruiting for a Locum Social Worker to join an Emergency Duty Team in the Tameside, Greater Manchester area. The role of the EDT Social Worker is to promote and safeguarding the welfare of children in need and looked after children. The team work on a rota basis that provides cover when daytime offices are closed on evenings, weekends and bank holidays which rotates over 3 weeks including working 2 out of 3 weekends.
Benefits:- The role is is working from home, but office based working maybe required on occasion
- A dedicated consultant - one point of contact
- Frequent CPD/Training via an online portal
- A weekly payroll
- Competitive pay rates
- Updates on locum posts within your locality
- Up to £300 in vouchers for referring a friend or colleague (T&Cs apply)
- Within this role you will be carrying out an initial assessment of the presenting situation and establish a safe and viable solution pending follow up by the daytime services.
- You will be providing a high-quality, effective social work service to respond to the needs of children and their families in a timely manner and within statutory guideline
- 3-5 years' experience of working within a similar social work setting
- A diploma/degree or equivalent in social work
- Social Work England registration
- Ability to work autonomously out of hours
- Good risk assessment skills
- Experience of dealing with people in crisis
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
