Qualified Social Worker

(QSW) Post ASYE - 2yrs + Experience

Birmingham

£24/hr

Start date: ASAP

Full time: Mon - Fri - 36/hrs a week

Hatched Recruitment is working closely without he local authorities and we are looking for a Qualified Social Worker in the Birmingham area.

Scope and Purpose of Role

• To safeguard and promote the welfare of the most vulnerable children and young people in the City through the delivery of high quality services.

General Duties and Responsibilities

• To be responsible for a caseload of children and young people ensuring legislative requirements are met.

Assessment and Interventions

• To collect, accurately record, using management information systems, and critically analyse all relevant information and take appropriate actions to fulfil statutory responsibilities to promote and safeguard the well-being and interests of the child/young people.
• To ensure the well-being and safety of the child/young person is paramount through analysing all necessary information to complete assessments that comply with statutory requirements.
• To create and plan for children in need of protection and children in care involving multi agency partners according to need.
• To implement, monitor and review within multi-agency meetings, children's plans to ensure needs are being met.

Professional Development & Accountability

• To establish skills, knowledge and experience to enhance working practices in accordance with the College of Social Work ASYE Year 1 programme, Professional Capability Framework and the Social Work England's Code of Practice for Social Workers.
• To take personal responsibility for your own professional development and reflective practice and keep up-to-date with changes to legislation, court rules, policies, procedures and best practice development.
• To work as a team member and attend team meetings and service reviews to positively contribute to the outcomes for children achieved as a team.

Education/Qualifications

1. Approved social work qualification

2. Registration with Social Work England (SWE)

Experience

1. Experience of working with vulnerable children and their families.

2. Experience of working closely with statutory and voluntary agencies