Social Worker - Family Safeguarding Team

We are a small, welcoming and friendly local authority where you will have the opportunity to build strong, positive and supportive working relationships with colleagues and peers with an embedded culture and ethos of bettering vulnerable childrens lives. You will experience leaders who are visible, approachable and a service who collectively has unwavering commitment to children.,

• Develop and implement effective safeguarding plans to protect children from harm.
• To work alongside other professionals as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• To manage a caseload of Child in Need, Child Protection, Care Proceedings and Children Looked After.
• To take part in the team duty system responding to concerns as and when they arise.
• To make effective use of time and be able to prioritise workload, ensuring timeliness in visiting, report writing and other deadlines.
• To participate in regular reflective supervision and be able to set clear goals and intervention strategies.
• To develop and maintain accurate case records and comply with the department's policies, procedures and guidelines including data protection and GDPR.
About us Children experiencing neglect or domestic abuse receive exceptional and expert in-house specialist help. They work closely with the family safeguarding team and offer step-by-step help to parents to improve home conditions and strengthen parenting capacity. When risks escalate our conscientious managers take decisive action and with you with focus on the lived experience of children. Permanence planning meetings secure timely decision-making, enabling children to thrive and Social workers consider all permanence options for children and contingency planning is in place so that children are offered the best permanence option. Social workers were recognised by inspectors as committed to understanding the lived experiences of children and responding to help them have improved home conditions and better childhood experiences. Families are positive about their experiences with social workers, and we know practitioners are having a positive impact in supporting families. We are a small, welcoming and friendly local authority where you will have the opportunity to build strong, positive and supportive working relationships with colleagues and peers. You will be a valued member of the team, where you will feel connected, appreciated, heard, accepted, included and supported.

You will hold a recognised Social Work qualification and be registered with Social Work England. You will have successfully completed your ASYE and have experience of frontline social work which includes child in need and child protection. You will be passionate about relational social work and committed in joining our embedded culture and ethos of bettering vulnerable childrens lives. You will be committed to understanding the lived experiences of children being a fierce advocate for children and providing the support required to better childhood experiences. To thrive in this role, you will bring an understanding of the relevant legislation, guidance, policies and thresholds that underpin safeguarding. You will have experience of effective multiagency working, building partnerships and coproducing needs led safety plans for children and young people. You will be able to demonstrate your analytical skills, ability to assess information, identify actions and record timely accurate information.