Qualified Social Worker Permanence

Company:  Randstad Care
Location: Rochdale
Closing Date: 02/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Are you looking for an exciting role in Children's Social Work? Do you put the needs of Children and their Families at the heart of everything you do? Yes? Randstad are looking for Qualified Social Workers and Team Managers to join Oldham Council's Permanence Service. They are a newly improved Local Authority who have invested in more teams across a range of service areas to ensure they continue being the most diverse community within Greater Manchester. They are a Local Authority who will develop and reward your expertise therefore will provide you with a range of support access, continuous professional development and training and development opportunities. You can expect a fantastic salary of: QSW - £36,648 - £40,221 / Experienced QSW - £40,221 - £44,428 / Team Manager - £48,474 - £51,515 Benefits: Competitive pay with a £2,000 retention payment Free town centre parking Essential car user allowance of £500* and mileage expenses at 45p per mile Reimbursement of Social Work England professional registration fees, currently £90 per year Generous relocation package of up to £8,000 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase additional days, and which increases after 5- and 10-years' service Attractive defined benefit pension scheme with a market leading AVC option for additional retirement savings Discounted gym membership Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more Salary sacrifice scheme, including Cycle to Work Wellbeing support, including an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support Staff recognition and celebration events A supportive and enabling workplace with quality supervision from your manager A comprehensive learning and development programme as part of your ongoing Continuing Professional Development Clear progression pathways Oldham offers a development pathway for Advanced Practitioners, which includes a point of competence recognition and approval to authorise elements of our service delivery. Responsibilities: QSW/Experienced QSW Undertake purposeful professional assessments. Use strength-based restorative approaches to embed a culture of working 'with' children and their families in an environment of high challenge and high support. Work directly with families employing a range of social work knowledge and skills to identify and assess individual children and young people's social, emotional, educational, occupational, recreational and cultural needs to bring about sustainable improvement and better outcomes for children. Keep all recordings up to date and child focused, reflecting the voice of the child and their daily lived experience. Ensure there is clarity of the source of information and detail what is fact and what is professional judgement. Ensure that all assessments and formal documents are completed accurately and are written clearly and concisely avoiding jargon. Assess, evaluate and review programmes of work with children, young people and families including the coordination of services to children who are the subjects of multi-agency protection plans or who are children in care. Attend multi-agency meetings, reviews and conferences as required and represent the Local Authority in Court Proceeding. Work in partnership with colleagues within the multi-agency service and with external agencies, to ensure plans for children are implemented and outcomes are recorded. Engage in individual and group supervision with managers and practice leads. Team Manager To manage and provide leadership to a team of social work and social care staff, which could include staff from other agencies. To co-ordinate the team's activities and ensure delivery is flexible, reliable, and responsive to the needs of Service Users, Carers and Families. To make a strategic contribution to the wider development of the Service. Requirements: Social Work Qualification or equivalent Social Work England registered Enhanced DBS For more information or confidential discussion, please call Hannah 0330 024 8775. Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone. Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing. TPBN1_UKTJ
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