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Job Location | Bath |
Education | Not Mentioned |
Salary | 36,371 - 39,571 per annum |
Industry | Not Mentioned |
Functional Area | Not Mentioned |
Job Type | Permanent, full-time or part-time |
Senior Social Worker - Childrens Services - Based Keynsham/BathPlease note: We will only take applications from candidates who have the right to live and work within the UKIf your passion is around collaborative work with families, centred on building relationships in order to help families develop resilience and make changes for their children, then we are the Local Authority for you. Working with families to keep childrenat home wherever possible, our dynamic teams work with families from point of contact through to long term support and intervention. Our practice model is underpinned by relationship-based, systemic approaches to facilitate change, alongside trauma informedpractice.Bath and North East Somerset Childrens Social Care are an innovative small Local Authority focused on therapeutic assessment and support. Rated Good by OFSTED, with continued vision and drive to improve further.An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Social Work Practitioner join one of our Family Support Teams, within the Safeguarding Outcomes Service. We are committed to being a dynamic and creative Local Authority, working hard to think differently abouthow we approach our work with families. We are deeply committed to providing tailored high-quality services and well thought out interventions to families to keep children safe. Our practice is values-driven with a strong ethos of child-focused interventions.About the role:You will work in partnership with an enthusiastic hub consisting of a Team Manager, Deputy Team Manager, Senior Practitioners, Social Workers, Family Support Practitioners and Administrative staff.This challenging but rewarding role will see you responding to, co-ordinating and delivering a range of social care services to children, young people and families in the Bath and North East Somerset area for children subject to Child in Need Plans, ChildProtection Plans, Children in Care, and children subject to legal proceedings. The role will include undertaking single assessments and section 47 child protection investigations. You will work closely with our colleagues across the service and have establishedpartnerships with agencies across health, education, support services and adult services to ensure we can respond as effectively as possible to the needs of children, young people, and their families. This includes working alongside our Family Support Plusteam who deliver extensive Family Group Conferences to utilise resources and support within families to keep children safe, as well as tailored interventions including the New Way domestic abuse service.The post holder will manage their own caseload, which will include children and families with complex needs. You will be able to evidence a strong ability to analyse information and formulate outcome focused plans for children and families, as well as acommitment to driving forward care plans and legal work to protect children and promote childrens outcomes through permanency.Applicants must be confident in writing professional assessments/reports as well as presenting their evidence verbally, including in court proceedings.Applicants need to have very strong organisational skills to manage and prioritise their work effectively and in a timely way, and will be committed to working as part of a team to support colleagues in delivering optimum services to children and families.As a Senior Social Work Practitioner, you will have an opportunity to develop your supervisory skills through supervision of a Family Support Practitioner, as well as being able to access Practice Educator Professional Standards (PEPS) training to supporta student social worker, or taking on a mentoring role for newly qualified social workers on the ASYE programme from other teams.We are seeking applications from workers who have relevant experience in safeguarding, and are looking to enhance and further develop their skills and contribute to service development for vulnerable children in an exciting and dynamic service.You can expect:
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