Social Worker | Children’s Services | Blackpool | £42ph

Tripod Partners; Blackpool; On-site; GBP 42,000

Job description

Children's Social Worker – Children’s Services - Blackpool - £42

Location: Blackpool, UK
Salary: £42
Contract Type: Full-time, Temporary

Join Our Dedicated Team at Blackpool Children's Services!
We are looking to recruit a senior social worker to our Blackpool 0 – Infant team. You will have knowledge and experience of undertaking pre-birth assessments, child protection, complex child in need and PLO/Pre proceedings. You will be able to demonstrate a good quality of work including court statements, assessments etc. and will be able to support the team manager with mentoring and coaching those less experienced members of your team. You will be enthusiastic, passionate and committed to improving the lived experience of our children. You will be a role model for the less experienced staff members demonstrating true professionalism in all you do. This will include providing learning opportunities, reflection and modelling. We are striving to improve our quality and performance and you will lead by example.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work with children and young people, families, carers and communities to help them make informed decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to service planning.
• Identify risk of abuse and investigate complaints of alleged neglect, abuse or ill-treatment of children; undertake assessments and, where appropriate, arrange accommodation for children, young people.
• Apply critical reflection and analysis to inform and provide a rationale for professional decision-making.
• Use judgement and authority to intervene with individuals, families and communities to promote independence, provide support and prevent harm, neglect and abuse (PCF requirement).
• Liaise with colleagues in own and other departments and external agencies in order to gather information and resources necessary for assessment and care planning activities.
• Work to a range of legal options to support investigation and protection and give evidence in court in relation to care proceedings.
• Lead Professional in assessing, planning and reviewing assessments and care plans of children subject to statutory intervention.
• Ability to understand the Journey of the Child and plan for permanence with the child remaining central to all planning.

For more information, please contact Dylan at Tripod Partners on 07919 026892 or send your CV to [e-mail]