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Children Social Worker

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Job Description - Children Social Worker




3 months contract with a local authority







Job Purpose



  • To provide an accountable statutory social work service to children, young people and their families/carers, to include assessment, intervention, case planning and review, appropriate to the work of the team and service unit.







Key Duties/Accountabilities




  • To be responsible for undertaking all social work on allocated cases, or those worked with on a short term assessment basis

  • To maintain accurate records of all work undertaken on behalf of the Directorate, and to ensure that service users are aware of their right to see such records.

  • To ensure that service users are aware of their right to complain about the service they receive.

  • To produce case reports and correspondence for a variety of readership, including meetings, conferences, court, other agencies and service users.

  • To ensure that all work is undertaken in compliance with policies, procedures, guidance and legislation.

  • To ensure that the needs of service users/carers from all communities are addressed, and that close attention is paid to equalities issues in all aspects of work.

  • To participate in duty systems for the service unit, as appropriate.

  • To develop and maintain effective working relationships at appropriate levels with other agencies relevant to the work of the unit.




Essential Experience Required




  • Experience of assessment and planning for children and young people

  • Experience of working with children and families




Essential Qualification Required




  • Good general education with good standard of literacy and numeracy

  • Degree in Social Work or equivalent qualification

  • Registered with Social Work England




Additional information




  • Working hours: 35 hours per week

  • Location: 1 Catford Road, Catford, London, Greater London, SE6 4RU, United Kingdom

  • This post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

  • The role closes on 6th Sept 2025, apply ASAP.







Requirements



Requirements




  • Degree in Social Work or equivalent qualification

  • Registered with Social Work England








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