Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and young people? Join our dedicated team as a Social Worker in Staffordshire, where you will play a crucial role in assessing, developing, and delivering services to meet the needs of vulnerable children and families.

Key Responsibilities:

• Needs Assessment: Evaluate the needs of children and young people requiring social work services, identify risks, and determine the need for protection.
• Multi-Agency Plans: Develop, coordinate, and deliver multi-agency plans to address assessed needs, and review these plans to ensure their continued effectiveness.
• Service Development: Identify unmet needs and service gaps to inform resource allocation and influence service development at local and regional levels.
• Collaborative Engagement: Work with other professionals, statutory, and voluntary agencies to deliver agreed services.
• Workload Management: Manage a complex caseload with autonomy, adhering to statutory obligations and departmental policies.
• Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and up-to-date records on our electronic management system.
• Professional Development: Participate in supervision sessions, staff meetings, and take advantage of training opportunities.
• Knowledge Sharing: Contribute to service evaluation and development by sharing your expertise with colleagues and other stakeholders.
• Mentorship: Provide support and guidance to newly qualified and less experienced social workers.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Financial Management: Ensure services are delivered efficiently, within budget, and contribute to savings and investment goals.
• People Management: Engage with People Management policies and processes.
• Equalities: Commit to equality and anti-discriminatory practices, meeting or exceeding legislative standards.
• Climate Change: Implement energy conservation practices in line with the Council’s climate change strategy.
• Health and Safety: Promote a safe work environment in accordance with Council policies.
• Safeguarding: Ensure the welfare of vulnerable groups.

Essential Qualifications and Skills:

• Recognized qualification in social work (Dip/SW, BA, MA, or equivalent)
• Social Work England Registration
• Full UK driving licence
• Post-qualification experience in children’s social work, including work with children looked after and safeguarding
• Knowledge of relevant legal frameworks (Children’s Act 1989, Children’s Act 2004, Adoption Regulations)
• Experience in assessment planning for children and young people, or assessment of adopters/carers
• Proven mentoring experience
• Strong ICT skills
• Effective time management and organizational skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously and manage your workload effectively
• Interagency working experience and skills

Additional Information:

• Location: Flexible and mobile working across Staffordshire
• Essential Car User: This post requires a full UK driving licence and the ability to travel across Staffordshire.
• Enhanced DBS: Required for this role.

If you are enthusiastic, self-motivated, and committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and families, we would love to hear from you.