Description
Swim Social Work Recruitment are looking to recruit a Consultant Social Work Practitioner to join a Looked after Children's Team based in Croydon. This is a full time post for the next 7 months.You must hold GSCC registration and have substantial post qualification. The client will not accept CV's if you do not hold this registration/experience, so please apply if applicable.
Your job will be;
*To provide a lead on specified areas of practice development across the children's social work service
*To support specific social work staff in developing and improving skills in identified areas of work
*To support specific social work staff through observing practice, direct learning and modelling effective practice
*To ensure that areas of practice development support the priorities of the Children and Families Social Care Improvement Plan
*To ensure that priority is given within service and individual worker development to improved; planning for children, assessment and management of risk, care planning within care proceedings and permanency and parallel planning for children
*To work closely with the Team Leaders to ensure effective, accountable and measurable improvement plans are in place for specific staff
*To support staff in undertaking new significant social work tasks through modelling, observation and direct learning
*To identify ongoing learning needs for a team or particular worker and provide an achievable action plan
*To refer safeguarding practice concerns to the appropriate manager
You will have;
*Six years post qualifying experience to include a significant element of child protection work
*Experience of care proceedings and evidence of effective care planning
*Demonstrable knowledge of achieving positive and measurable outcomes for children
*Experience or evidence of demonstrable skills in supporting and developing staff in specific skill areas
*Knowledge of the impact of equality issues on care planning for children and achieving positive outcomes
*Ability to work within a quality assurance and improvement framework and evidencing the outcomes
*Significant and demonstrable knowledge of child care legislation, regulations and procedure
*Significant and demonstrable knowledge of the London CP Procedures and Working Together 2010
*Knowledge of the issues in the review of social work and the likely impact for social work practice
*Ability to provide a framework of improvement for staff and evaluate the effectiveness
*Ability to establish effective relationships with managers when delivering the practice development work
*GSCC registration required
*Social work qualification
This is a great opportunity! For more information please contact Rachel Page on / or click 'apply now' and send us your details.
Swim can offer you:
*Excellent and highly competitive rates of pay
*A range of positions throughout the UK, many exclusive to Swim
*PAYE or LTD company payments
*Membership to our PSL of umbrella and limited company providers
*Guidance and advice on CVs/Interview techniques/ working through an agency
*Speedy online enhanced CRB disclosure
*Support from an experienced, dedicated and friendly consultant
*Dedicated payroll consultant to help with queries, to ensure prompt payment
Swim is an Equal Opportunities Employer
If this position does not fit your professional qualifications, but you are interested in registering with Swim, please check our website for a list of our current vacancies