QSW - Early help and assessment team (£38.43ph)

Location: Monmouthshire NP15

Contract: Ongoing   

Rate: £38.43

Start: ASAP  

About the Role:

• Social worker - Early help and assessment team
• 3 months to 6 months plus
• Friendly and supportive team and management

This is a key role managing a Children & Families caseload of various levels of complexity This involves the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action, contributing to the effective application of resources to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and their families. 

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• All functions allocated by the Team Manager, in respect of working with children, young people, their families and carers.
• To possess a high quality of professional social work knowledge and skills.
• To manage a caseload to include complex and diverse cases, involving assessments, reviews and the preparation of reports and court attendance, to effectively meet the needs of the client group.
• To work in a flexible and imaginative way to provide support and advice for children, young people, their families and carers in accordance with the principles of the 1989 Children’s Act.
• To complete quality assessments of individuals and families; analysing strengths and risks.
• To formulate plans to meet assessed needs and risks building on strengths of children, families and carers.
• To implement agreed plans to safeguard children and to increase the capacity and resilience of their parents and/or carers.
• To undertake office duty and respond to crises, as and when required.
• To assist in developing the existing services for children, their families and carers and to help shape future services.
• To work as part of a team and thereby contribute to the development of the service.
• To supervise students, where appropriate.
• To initiate and develop effective working relationships with foster carers as professionals. 
• To initiate and develop effective working relationships with partner agencies.
• To develop own professional skills through supervision sessions and through undertaking appropriate training and development.
• To maintain awareness of changes in legislation, related policies and practices and implement these within own professional practice.
• To maintain accurate records, which are up-to-date.
• To work in a flexible way, if the need arises, so that tasks not specifically covered in the job description are undertaken.
• To maintain safe working practices for self and others, in accordance with the authority’s policy statement on Health and Safety at Work. 
• To abide by the principles and practice of equality of opportunity as laid down in the Council’s Equal Opportunities Policy.