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Qualified Social Worker
Location: West Midlands
Pay rate: £32 per hour

We are looking for experienced and passionate Social Workers to join a dedicated discharge of care orders Team. In this role you will discharge the authority’s responsibilities under the Children Act 1989 and other relevant legislation with respect to children in need, particularly those in need of protection and those looked after by the authority.

Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by the values and principles of social care; you will be supporting in the delivery of person centred, safe and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience you’ll make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant Social Work experience and excellent communication skills you’ll establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet identified needs.

You’ll be committed to ensure positive and sustainable results of your interventions. Using best practice, you’ll strive to provide the best outcomes for children. Most importantly however, you’ll have a passion for supporting children and their families to ensure that they thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to be as efficient as possible.

Perfect candidate will be:

Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
Experienced with in Children Looked After
Experienced in working with children and families including those from vulnerable groups.
Creative, flexible and forward thinking in approach.
Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and understanding of child protection issues.
Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children.
Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans
Committed to providing our service users with a high-quality service
Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis
Clear Driving Licence
4 Years plus Qualified

In this role you will:

Use skills, knowledge, and experience to make full assessment of risks protection and social care needs.
Manage an agreed case load.
Use specialist communication skills to achieve optimum outcomes for service users.
Devise individual care plans, taking account of diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.
Offer advice and support to unqualified staff and students to assist development.

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-

A dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
An easy registration process (all done online)
Referral schemes and incentives
Ongoing compliance managed for you
Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

This role is ideally located for those travelling from Nottingham, Walsall, Newark on Trent, Loughbourgh, Leicester, Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster, Lincoln, Nuneaton, Granthon, Derby, Peterbourgh, Birmingham, Bloxwich, Stoke-on-Trent, Tamworth, Coventry, Newcastle-under-lyme, Burton-upon-Trent, Wolverhampton, Lichfeild, Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Dudley, Sutton, Coldfield, WestBromwich, Walsall, Lichfield, Telford, Hinckley. Royal Leamington Spa, Kenilworth, Stratford upon Avon, Rugby, Bedworth, Warwick, Worcester, Banbury, Northampton.