Advanced Social Worker

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Job Title: Advanced Social WorkerSalary: £41,586 - £47,661 Grade: PO4/PO5Hours per Week: 36 hours per weekNature of Employment: PermanentDBS Required: EnhancedLocation: Hounslow House, 7 Bath Road, Hounslow TW3 3EBWould you like to be a part of The LondonBorough of Hounslow, whose diverse workforce are committed to making a positive difference for our residents and visitors by ensuring the quality of our services are maintained to a high standardHounslow Council is an outstanding council serving an outstandingborough. With brilliant, visionary leadership, a dynamic Cabinet and a can-do culture, weve built strong partnerships across the borough which have transformed how we serve one of Londons most diverse boroughs. Hounslow is the world in one place, full ofpotential, but a borough hit hard -socially and economically -by Covid-19. We have stepped up for our residents and businesses like never before.About The RoleSISP is well established multidisciplinary team having provided a wide range of services to childrenand their families in the London Borough of Hounslow for over ten years. It is positioned within Childrens Specialist Services. The team offers specialist interventions to families i.e., independent parenting assessments for court or PLO; psychological assessments,parenting support and therapeutic services led by the systemic family therapist. The team includes a range of evidence-based practices, PAMs and Together and Apart Assessment, Parent Assess, child and adult psychology, systemic family psychotherapy and socialwork.The Advanced Clinical Practioners play a key role within the team by taking a lead in producing the independent parenting assessments which are well regarded in the Family Court arena.Advanced Practitioners also involved in the teams clinical/therapeuticand consultancy work under SISPs prevent LAC remitFollowing SISPs systemic practice the APs work jointly with the family therapist, psychologist and parenting practitioners.This is a non-case holding role Key Responsibilities: To take the lead role in undertakingspecialist parenting assessments in care proceedings or under pre proceedings, in line with the public law outline (PLO) incorporating relevant theory and up-to-date research. To undertake clinical/therapeutic interventions with children and their familieswho are subject to a child protection plan and at risk of becoming Looked After or supporting rehabilitation of children from care. To attend the SISPs weekly systemic group supervision professional perspective/case analysis, as part of live clinical casediscussions. To offer professional consultation to social workers from the wider serviceYour Skills:To be a qualified social worker, with a minimum of three years practice experience in safeguarding/child protection Sound knowledge and experience of familycourt work, including the legal framework, report writing and giving oral evidence. Ability to consistently provide high-quality, comprehensive, and analytical court reports, in accordance with courts timeframe and deadlines. Additional post qualifying clinicalexperience in areas such as attachment, risk, domestic abuse, substance misuse and/or specialism in a particular theoretical model, such as psychodynamic, systemic, or psychoanalytical. Professional Qualifications: Degree in Social Work or recognised SocialWork qualification. Social Work England (SWE) Registered.Essential for The Role:Enhanced DBSWe value diversity in its broadest sense. Were committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to be themselves, give of their best and reach theirfull potential. We believe that a diverse workforce helps us to better understand our communities and deliver the best services for our residents. We want to receive applications from all regardless of age, gender identity, disability, marriage or civil partnership,pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status or social economic background. We want to harness the mix and ensure that everybody can apply and be part of our recruitment processes. We will thereforemake reasonable adjustments to accommodate our candidates. This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The counciltherefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements.For more information and how to apply contact .uk or To viewHounslow Employee Benefits, click HERE.To apply please visit jobsClosing date is 12th June 2022Interviews will be held during week commencing 27th June 2022