Company:
CV-Library
Location: West Midlands
Closing Date: 22/10/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Social Work Assistant
Birmingham
27/10/2024 – 3 months initially
Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm, 36.5 hrs/week (office based and in the community, visiting families)
Our client are seeking a Social Work Assistant to join an Assessment Team based in Birmingham.
Assessing relatives or friends to care for children & young people, when their own parents are not able to
Supporting the work completed within your social work team
Contacting potential Connected Persons Foster Carers / Special Guardians to introduce yourself/the service and talk through the stage one checks & references required as part of the full Form C (Coram BAAF) assessment
Provide an overview of the assessment process, why this is taking place and what will be expected from applicants
Meet with potential applicants and help them complete paperwork, check ID for the purposes of DBS checks and to ensure people have the correct paperwork and understand the process for requesting a full adult medical with their GP
Promote the welfare of children and young people
Provide practical day to day support to children and their families
Support social workers within the service to complete the full Form C (Coram BAAF) assessment; this may include completing one to one sessions with applicants, or supporting with other documentation (i.e. health & safety checklist, safer care agreement, chronologies etc)
Work alongside Social Workers and other professionals across the Trust including child care social workers, legal representatives, GP’s and the medical advisor
Keep and maintain records, ensuring these are up to date
Keep up-to-date with changes to legislation, court rules, policies, procedures and best practice development
Attend meetings and reviews where necessary Requirements
Relevant qualification
Experience working with children and families in a care setting - understanding of the legislative framework applying to working with children and families in a statutory setting
Key effective communication and positive relationship skills
Strong administration and IT skills, as your time will be split between office-based tasks and work in the community, visiting families
The ability to work effectively with colleagues and other agencies; solve problems, negotiate and make decisions
Enhanced DBS registered to the update service Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices. 4Recruitment Services in an equal opportunities employer.
Please email all CVs to Sammy Davis or call (phone number removed) mobile (phone number removed)
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