Senior Social Worker Children’s

Children’s Social Worker

Family Help – Safeguarding Team, Ongoing Assignment, Locum.

Hampshire County Council are recruiting Children’s Social Workers in their Family Help Safeguarding Teams in Andover, Basingstoke, Fareham & Gosport, Alton, Farnborough, Winchester, Totton & Havant Hampshire.

Responsibilities

• To have a mixed caseload of families spanning early help and children in need
• To co‑work families alongside our Family Practitioner
• To work within a smaller defined location/ geographical area
• To build links with partners/organisations within local communities
• Knowledge of child protection legislation and understanding of child protection issues and substitute care
• Assessments of risks, protection & social care needs of individuals, carers, families
• Undertake joint assessments to ensure all risks considered
• Take appropriate action in conjunction with other agencies & within legal & statutory framework, to protect vulnerable people
• Monitor, review and re‑assess care packages/services against identified risks

Benefits

• A 9 day working fortnight
• Annual leave of 25 days per annum
• A personal assistant, who will provide crucial back office support to free up your time to focus on professional practice.
• A hybrid tablet device, so you can work more effectively and flexibly.
• 5 personal development days per annum.
• Access to permanent vacancies as they are released.
• Flexible working options to fit around today’s lifestyle.
• £42 per hour umbrella rate.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Connect2Hampshire is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates.

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