SW, Children Looked After

Social Worker - Looked After Children
Wales pledge rate
North Wales
37 hours p/w, hybrid working 

About the Job:
We are looking for an experienced Social Worker to join our Permanence and Pathways Team. 
The Permanence and Pathways Team manages the care and support for our children looked after and our care leavers, managing and implementing our statutory duties under Part 6 of the Social Services and Wellbeing Act (2014) Wales. Applicants must be a strong and motivated practitioner and have the vision and drive to deliver a range of high-quality, cost-effective outcome focussed social care, to children and their families, thus paying particular attention to risks associated to the child and their family. Working with a wide variety of agencies and professionals the role requires commitment, flexibility and a thorough understanding of all relevant standards and the Social Services and Well Being Act (2014) Wales. The role demands the ability to build effective relationships with social services teams and forge strong collaborative partnerships with other agencies.

Main responsibilites
� To provide a service, which meets primary needs, promotes development, and assists behavioural difficulties and vulnerabilities. 
� To identify and assess risk of abuse, failure to protect, or harm to children. 
� To advise senior managers as to any concerns in respect of children/young people with particular reference to there being at risk of abuse or harm. 
� To identify, contribute to and suggest ideas for good practice and its development, and to take a lead in a special area of responsibility.
� To value, recognise and respect the diversity, expertise and experience of individuals, families and carers and enable them to make informed decisions and express their needs.
� To challenge discrimination, disadvantage and other forms of inequality, injustice and oppressive practice.
� To maximise the financial and material resources available to service users and carer(s) from all possible sources and ensure value for money care packages.
� Ensure that service users and carers are aware of the Department�s Complaints procedures.
� To case manage child protection work. 
� To understand the changing culture, health and social needs of the locality to inform current and future practice and service provision. 
� To establish good practice by example. 
� To provide verbal and written information to aid care planning activities and to provide evidence for assessment of need and care plan approaches.
� To implement designated actions from care plans. 
� To gather and interpret information on agreed criteria related to the care of a client or implementation of procedures. 
� To lead meetings to define care planning activities and to evaluate evidence for assessment of need and care plan approaches To set up mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating delegated actions from care plans. 
� To derive and interpret information related to the care of a service user or implementation of procedures.
� To communicate effectively and in the best interests of the client in case conferences, planning meetings, discussions with clients/families, inter-agency personnel, team members and in staff supervision.
� If required, to give evidence in court in relation to care. 
� To work within established protocols, negotiate expectations/roles in liaison with others, e.g. in the key worker role / in multi-agency working.
� To represent the Team as required on behalf of a service user - this includes representing individuals and the dept/team in meetings/conference. 
� To attend child protection meetings. 
� To appropriately challenge the judgements and decisions of others where there is evidence that the needs of those you are working with are not being met.

Administration & Record-keeping.
� To produce clear, precise and understandable records, reports and other documentation within the framework of record-keeping laid down by the Department and Team Management including the preparation and provision of specialist reports as required.
� To ensure that legislation and procedures are adhered to.
� To monitor and check standards.

Service Improvement ideas & Implementation of Changes 
� To contribute ideas on improvements to system and service delivery based on a monitored approach.
� To update self on professional developments, and continually improve own skills and manage own professional development.
� To adhere to all policies and procedures of the Team, the Department and the Local Authority, with particular regard to Health & Safety, Lone Working Policy, Equal Opportunities and Anti-Discriminatory Practice.
� To identify, contribute to and suggest ideas for good practice and their development. To implement agreed principles of good practice.

To be considered for this post you must be registered with Social Care Wales, at least 3 years post qualifying experience as a social worker and have not left a Local Authority permanent contract within Wales in the last 6 months.
 
What you need:

• A degree in Social Work or equivalent
• Registered with Social Care Wales/ Social Work England
• Completed relevant post-qualifying training
• Enhanced DBS check
• Excellent communication and written skills

 
This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:

• Friendly and dedicated consultant with expert knowledge
• Access to a wide variety of roles across England and Wales
• Access to roles exclusive to Pertemps
• Quick and simple online application process with **free DBS**
• Up to £250 Refer a Friend scheme 
• £250 bonus if you find your own role
• Ongoing compliance managed for you
• Prompt and reliable weekly payroll

 
Please contact Kaye Fleming 07435787863 or email kaye.fleming@pprsocialcare.co.uk for more information.
We recruit across all areas of Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.