We're looking for high-calibre social work staff who'll do their utmost for our most vulnerable children and their families. We're a progressive department and among the best in London and you could make a major contribution.
£36,096 - £42,258
Joining a well-resourced and highly motivated team, you’ll manage a complex caseload focused on child protection.
Responsible for delivering complex assessments and undertaking investigations following child protection enquiries, you will make full use of your extensive experience.
Your activities will include representing the service at court, initial child protection conferences, and planning and review meetings. You will also support and mentor newly qualified colleagues.
You’ll need experience of managing a complex caseload, which has included mental health, domestic violence, and pre-birth assessments. You should also have the ability to prepare reports and present them in a formal setting.
Holding a recognised social work qualification and registered with the GSCC, you’ll have the professional experience and personal skills to mentor and motivate others.
Southwark is a fast changing and ambitious local authority. As part of a team delivering services for the borough’s children, young people and their families, you’ll notice the difference. From plentiful resources and manageable caseloads, to career progression opportunities and managers who make time to listen and understand, we leave nothing to chance when it comes to helping you feel valued, motivated and committed.
To find out more about working with us, visit our dedicated website where you can hear first hand from our staff in video interviews; www.always-with-you.co.uk
Ref: 1542
Closing date: 10th May 2010.
£29,571 - £38,733
Provide a social work service to children and their families, with a special focus on more vulnerable clients or those with complex problems.
Whether it’s children in need, children who have complex needs or children who are identified as requiring a child protection plan, your expertise will make all the difference.
Immersed in the diverse and multicultural community of Southwark, you’ll work directly with children from a variety of backgrounds, but with the full support of a well-resourced team. This role will involve ensuring the implementation and co-ordination of complex assessments within the context of an enabling authority.
With experience of direct work with children and families from a wide variety of backgrounds, you will have some knowledge of managing risks and be able to make recommendations regarding children’s safety.
GSCC-registered, you will hold a recognised social work qualification and have experience in child protection, childcare planning for children in need and working with behaviourally and emotionally disturbed children and young people.
Ref: 1540
Closing date: 21st May 2010.
£36,096 - £42,258
Provide a social work assessment service to children and their families, identifying the right services to meet often highly complex needs.
Using a range of interventions to identify, protect and safeguard vulnerable children, you’ll carefully balance appropriate allocation of resources with value for money. You will also be responsible for reviewing and quality assuring the service.
You’ll need experience of managing a complex caseload, which has included mental health, domestic violence, pre-birth assessments and substance misuse. You should also have the ability to prepare reports and present them in a formal setting.
You will have a good understanding of issues related to the management of risk and care planning. Experience of child protection work and court work is vital.
GSCC-registered, you will hold a recognised social work qualification and have thorough knowledge of current legislation and issues relating to social services.
Southwark is a fast changing and ambitious local authority. As part of a team delivering services for the borough’s children, young people and their families, you’ll notice the difference. From plentiful resources and manageable caseloads, to career progression opportunities and managers who make time to listen and understand, we leave nothing to chance when it comes to helping you feel valued, motivated and committed.
To find out more about working with us, visit our dedicated website where you can hear first hand from our staff in video interviews; www.always-with-you.co.uk
Ref: 1551
Closing date: 10th May 2010.
£29,571 - £38,733
Provide a social work assessment service to children and their families, identifying the right services to meet needs that are often highly complex.
Part of a team handling around 10,000 contacts each year, you will carry out the day-to-day interpretation and implementation of statutory and departmental policy in referral and assessment. Using a range of interventions to identify and protect and safeguard children, you’ll carefully balance appropriate allocation of resources with value for money.
With experience of direct work with children and families from a wide variety of backgrounds, you will have some knowledge of managing risks and be able to make recommendations regarding children’s safety.
GSCC-registered, you will hold a recognised social work qualification and have thorough knowledge of current legislation and issues relating to social services. You’ll need experience of assessment and care planning for children identified as vulnerable and in need and for children who need protection and safeguarding.
Ref: 1550
Closing date: 10th May 2010.