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Interim Social Worker – Children in Care Reference no: SCC (HQ) 11325 Pay rate: Up to £31.08 per hour PAYE (tbc) depending on experience Role Length: This opening assignment is for 3 months Enhanced DBS required for this role Hybrid role, expectation to be in the office at least 3 days per week An experienced Social Worker is required to in the CIC team who are responsible for ensuring all children who are “Looked After” receive the support and services they need to allow them to grow up in stable, warm, healthy environments so they can reach their potential. Importantly, these teams hold enormous expertise in the court area and support or lead on cases within the court process and through the adoption process. It is expected that the Social Worker will be in the office at least 3 days a week. Some remote working can take place such as being at home to write reports. When on duty there is an expectation to be in the office. All visits to children will be face to face. Key responsibilities:

• Undertake assessments within Court Proceedings and manage Court cases.
• Parallel planning for adoption and holding some adoption cases and writing Rule 14 reports.
• Be case responsible for CIC which will include writing review reports.
• All visits to children will be face to face.

“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria: Qualifications:

• Recognised Social Worker qualification. Relevant specialist post qualifying and or post graduate training.
• Current Social Work England registration.

Experience:

• Up-to-date understanding of the key issues and relevant theoretical background facing professional child care social workers, particularly related to children’s safeguarding and looked after children.
• Knowledge of child protection issues and child development.
• Substantial experience of working with children, young people and families.
• Experience of Child Protection and Safeguarding.
• ***Qualification details and any other experience/skills relevant to the job role to help support your application (and help us to help you!) – please give full details within your CV document.

Skills:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including ability to use word and excel to produce reports carry out correspondence and keep accurate records.
• Knowledge and understanding of using appropriate assessment tools and research.
• Excellent organisational ability.
• Confidence to work on own initiative.
• Able to work under pressure.

NB: Please feel free to apply to us direct via [email protected] by quoting the job reference and job title exactly. SEE DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS AD. If you have previously applied to one of our vacancies and have already sent the required supporting documentation to us, please make this clear when you re-apply as this will help speed up your application. To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.

Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:SC If you would prefer to send a CV straight to us rather than by way of an on-line application, you are very welcome to do so via [email protected] but please quote both the job reference and job title exactly as they appear below:

Job Ref: SCC (HQ) 11325

Anticipated Length of Assignment: Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent. Please do try to resist contacting us with requests for progress updates. We really do read every CV sent to us. All applications will be acknowledged by a human, not a robot, provided the job remains live and provided your CV meets the “Essential Requirements” listed. Please note that we do our level best to take down ads as soon as roles have been filled. We are not in the business of harvesting CVs. Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.