Job Overview
Our client Rochdale Borough Council is looking for a Children’s Social Worker to join their Family Support and Protection team.
Rochdale Family Support and Protection Service need enthusiastic and committed Social Workers to come with us on a really exciting journey to support our transition into a new way of working.
Rochdale is currently at the very start of an exciting transition into the family safeguarding model. To support us in this transition we need to establish multi‑disciplinary teams where specialist practitioners are co‑located with social workers under a unified management structure. This enables a multi‑disciplinary whole family response through direct assessment. This is a really exciting time for Rochdale and we need Social Workers to support us in implementing this model.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the transition into the family safeguarding model.
- Participate in establishing multi‑disciplinary teams with specialist practitioners.
- Implement the model by providing direct assessment and whole family response.
- Support families by working on child protection and care proceedings as part of agency work.
- Register fully with Remedy for all locum positions.
Qualifications
- Experience in child protection work and care proceedings.
- Ability to demonstrate a level of experience and the ability to work with the approach we take.
- Agency worker willing to work under our structure.
Benefits
- Manageable caseload of between 20 and 23 children (aiming to reduce to 17 as the service develops).
- Flexible working patterns to fit around your family and personal life.
- Regular reflective supervision with experienced managers.
- Access to training opportunities, including motivational interviewing.
- A friendly modern and award‑winning working environment.
- Excellent agile working arrangements.
- A supportive and friendly team of Social Workers and Managers.
- Above-standard rates for the right candidates.
Equal Opportunity
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. We welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.
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