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SalaryQualified Social Worker - Wiltshire - Family Safeguarding Team
About the team The North Support and Safeguarding Service works with children, young people, and their families from early help through to permanence. We are looking for an experienced Social Worker to join the team. The team benefits from a permanent management structure headed by Team Manager, with Assistant Team Managers who offer direct supervisory role to Social Workers and pride themselves on offering quality monthly supervision through reflective, open, and strength-based support. We offer multi-disciplinary team support including key workers who will co-work cases with you as lead Social Worker. We offer dedicated Practitioner Support; these roles are in place to support with minute taking of your meetings with families and professionals (CIN and Core Group review meetings). We offer access to wider wellbeing support service for practitioners which includes a brand-new support service to reduce the likelihood of secondary trauma in our staff. Through our teaching partnerships with Bournemouth University, we offer you teaching opportunities, masterclass and more. About the role We are ambitious for our families and child, for our staff and for ourselves and are determined to see all Wiltshire families thrive. If you share this vision then please get in contact and help us to continue being a progressive, supportive, and learning organisation. A 'one journey' model means you stay with the child from the front door right the way through to permanence if required. We are looking for a Social Worker with experience in referral and assessment casework and leading on Child in Need and Child Protection plans and, in some instances, supporting legal processes to secure a child or young person's permanence. The successful candidate will be provided a protected casework, using a case weighting tool. The successful candidate be able to apply a hybrid working model, so you will also have more opportunities to work remotely from home or across the county.
Benefits in this role:
* Supportive team and management
* Flexible working available
* Long term contract
* Progression opportunities
Your main responsibilities include:
* Hold and effectively manage a complex and varied caseload with appropriate supervision, guidance, and support, reflecting the function of the team and the Vulnerable People Service in accordance with policy, procedures, guidance and legislation.
* Undertake work within legislative frameworks including the preparation of written statements and representations to the judiciary at Court hearings.
* You will be accountable for complex decision making in relation to caseloads ensuring professional judgement, service user involvement, needs led assessment, critical reflection, and analysis to inform this.
* You will identify and assess levels of risk and need (within statutory frameworks) in often complex situations. Undertake safeguarding investigations and deliver protective and/or supportive services for individuals at risk and maintain up to date assessments, care plans and reviews.
* You will be preparing statements of need/care and support plans, in consultation with other agencies as appropriate, that reflect the wishes of the individual and lead to the commissioning of personalised packages of care.
* You will undertake direct work with adults and their families in line with care plans.
* You will work co-operatively with both internal and external colleagues across multi - agency boundaries.
Essential requirements:
* Social Work England registration
* Eligible to work in the UK
* 2 years+ post-qualified experience
* Degree level or equivalent in Social Work
Benefits of working with Remedy
- A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
- Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs.
- Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
- Double payrolls each week.
