Social Worker

Job Title: Social Worker - Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children

Hourly Pay Rate: £34

Work Pattern: Hybrid

Location: Suffolk County Council

The Role

We are a countywide team responsible for supporting and accommodating any unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) who has arrived into Suffolk spontaneously or via the National Transfer Scheme (NTS).

Our duties resemble mainstream Child In Care teams with the additional responsibility of ensuring our clients’ asylum application is submitted to the Home Office and advocate any subsequent Immigration matter thereafter.

We internally transfer clients at 18years from social workers to person advisors who support our care leavers up to the age of 25years pending need and circumstance.

Key Requirements

• Undertaking statutory Child in Care duties, including CIC reviews, PEPs, S47 enquiries
• Undertaking brief enquiries.
• Manage Caseload of UASC until 18 years old.
• Organise appointments with Immigration solicitor/education and Health.
• Key link between UASC and their foster carer/housing provider.
• Organise transfer to Person Advisor near 18th birthday ensuring PA has met the client and aware of pending tasks/achievements and ensuring necessary referrals submitted re: housing/benefits etc.

Skills & Experience

• Recognised professional Social Work qualification
• Essential Relevant 3 Years post qualifying experience
• Current Social Work England registration
• Essential Car driver with full UK licence.

The closing date for completed applications is: 3rd April 2025 (Midnight)