Senior Social Worker

Senior Social Worker Children & Families

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Location: Brent, London

Rate : £27-29

Hours: Full-Time, Monday to Friday, 36 hours per week

ABOUT THE ROLE

Nocturnal Recruitment Solutions are recruiting for an experienced Senior Social Worker to join a busy Children and Family Team within a local authority setting in Brent.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Children's Social Worker with strong statutory experience who is confident working with children and families, managing complex caseloads and undertaking statutory assessments and safeguarding interventions.

A minimum of 3 years post-qualifying experience is required for this position.

The successful candidate will have recent experience working within a statutory Children and Families environment and be confident working on duty, undertaking Section 47 enquiries, attending child protection conferences and completing court-directed assessments under Section 7.

There is also potential for the temporary position to become a permanent opportunity for the right candidate, should they be interested.

KEY EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Minimum of 3 years post-qualifying experience as a Social Worker.
• Strong experience within statutory Children's Social Care and Children & Families services.
• Recent experience working on duty and responding to referrals and safeguarding concerns.
• Strong experience undertaking Section 47 enquiries.
• Experience attending and contributing to child protection conferences.
• Experience working with children and families where cases may be passed to a Child Protection and Court Team.
• Experience undertaking court-directed assessments under Section 7 of the Children Act 1989.
• Strong knowledge of safeguarding, child protection procedures and relevant children's social care legislation.
• Ability to manage a complex caseload and work effectively within a busy statutory service.
• Excellent assessment, report-writing, communication and professional decision-making skills.
• Current Social Work England registration. xwwtmva
• Relevant Social Work qualification.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES