CRA Group Limited - Senior · CRA Group Recruitment and Payroll LTD

Job description

3 month contract role with a Local Authority

(4 Posts Available: 1 x 12-month secondment cover, 1 x 3-month maternity cover, 2 x 3-month contracts with potential extension)

Job Summary:

• Provide high-quality statutory social work support within the Children in Care service, ensuring the safety, wellbeing and positive outcomes for children and young people in care.

• Manage a caseload of children and young people, building strong and trusting relationships with them, their families and carers.

• Contribute to care planning, permanency planning and reunification work using a relationship-based and restorative practice approach.

• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary partners to ensure children receive stable, supportive and therapeutic care environments.

Key Duties/Accountabilities (Sample):

• Manage a caseload of children and young people within the Children in Care service.

• Undertake statutory visits, assessments and reviews in accordance with statutory guidance and council policies.

• Develop, implement and review care plans and permanency plans to achieve the best outcomes for children.

• Work closely with children, families, foster carers and residential providers to support stability and wellbeing.

• Support reunification planning where appropriate and work with families to promote positive change.

• Participate in looked after child reviews, case conferences and multi-agency meetings.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date case records in line with statutory and organisational requirements.

• Work collaboratively with education, health services, police and other partner agencies.

• Apply restorative and relationship-based practice principles in all aspects of social work practice.

• Ensure safeguarding concerns are addressed promptly and appropriately.

Skills/Experience:

• Qualified Social Worker with relevant professional registration.

• Experience working with Children in Care / Looked After Children services.

• Strong knowledge of child protection and safeguarding procedures.

• Experience managing complex caseloads involving vulnerable children and families.

• Ability to develop strong relationships with children, carers and families.

• Experience contributing to care planning, permanency planning and reunification work.

• Strong assessment and analytical skills.

• Experience working collaboratively with multi-agency partners.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills including report writing.

• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced statutory social care environment.

• Competence in using case management systems and IT packages.

Additional Information:

• Bi-Weekly Payments.

• Client: Walsall Council – Children’s Services.

• Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days office / 2 days home working.

• Hours: 37 hours per week (09:00 – 17:30).

• Rate: Up to £33.30 per hour.

• DfE form must be completed and submitted with the application.

• Average caseload: approximately 15 children and young people.

• Teams include Team Manager, Senior Practitioners, Social Workers and Family Support Workers.

• The service offers clinical supervision, therapeutic support and training opportunities to support practitioner wellbeing and development.