Childrens Social Worker – Looked After Children – Dudley

Job Title: Social Worker – Looked After Children Team
Location: Dudley
Rate: Competitive

A Children’s Social Worker is required to join Dudley’s Children in Service Team. This is a great opportunity to be part of a close-knit team.

Responsibilities:

1. Completing Children and Family Assessments
2. Conducting Section 47 enquiries
3. Care Planning and pathway planning
4. Completing risk assessments and safety planning
5. Writing reports for LAC reviews
6. Attending PEP meetings
7. Writing initial court statements and care plans
8. Applying for care orders and revocation of care orders
9. Engaging in pre-proceedings and care proceedings
10. Conducting viability assessments and sibling assessments
11. Working with young people at home on care orders or in foster care

Requirements:

• You must hold a Social Work England registration
• Be eligible to work in the UK
• Hold a full UK driving licence
• Have post-qualified experience
• Possess a degree level or equivalent qualification in Social Work

How to apply?

If this is a job for you, feel free to click apply below or if you want to learn more about it, please contact 0345 241 9590.

Benefits:

• Competitive pay
• Hybrid work model
• Free parking
• Stable team with Ofsted recognition
• Professional growth with training access
• Long-term contract opportunities

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. We will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of Practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.