Qualified Social Worker

Qualified Social Worker
Adoption
Location: North West
Pay rate:  £40 per hour

We are looking for experienced and passionate Qualified Social Worker to work in Adoption Team based in North West. In this role you will be committed to providing an effective child centred service to children in need of support and protection. You will do this by contributing to service strategies, policy and procedures as required.  Working within the framework of legislation, agreed council policies and procedures to work with or on behalf of children, young people and their families, to improve their well-being, and promote their independence.
  
You’ll be committed to ensure positive and sustainable results of your interventions. Using best practice, you’ll strive to provide the best outcomes for children. Most importantly however, you’ll have a passion for supporting children and their families to ensure that they thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to be as efficient as possible.

Perfect candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experienced in working with children and families including those from vulnerable groups.
• Creative, flexible and forward thinking in approach.
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and understanding of child protection issues.
• Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for families.
• Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
• Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with clients to engage them in assessments and plans
• Committed to providing our service users with a high-quality service
• Have knowledge of Legal framework – themes and concepts of 1989 Children Act, Children Act 2004, Adoption Regulations and National Minimum Standards for Adoption
• Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis
• 3 Years plus Qualified

In this role you will:

• Use skills, knowledge, and experience to make full assessment of risks protection and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed case load.
• Use specialist communication skills to achieve optimum outcomes for service users.
• Devise individual care plans, taking account of diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.
• Offer advice and support to unqualified staff and students to assist development.

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-

• A dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to
• An easy registration process (all done online)
• Referral schemes and incentives
• Ongoing compliance managed for you
• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.

 
This role is ideally located for those travelling from Manchester, Northwich, Ellesmere Port, Birkenhead, Wirral, Liverpool, Macclesfield, Skelmersdale, Wigan, Warrington, Bolton, Altrincham, Cheadle, Stockport, St Helens, Widnes, Crewe, Stoke-on Trent, Winsford, Runcorn.

We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this is not the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO (Independence Reviewing Officer), BIA (Best Interest Assessor), Children with Disabilities, Adoption MASH, Children in Need, Duty and Assessment, Court, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.