Children in Need Social Worker - Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom - Social Work Partners

Social Work Partners

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Bury St. Edmunds, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About The Job

Communicating and engaging with children, young people and their families, with colleagues and with communities.

Work directly with children, young people and families using the Suffolk Signs of Safety and Wellbeing framework.
Where required by the role, to act as Lead Professional for named families, being the key contact with the family and liaising with other professionals to provide a joinedup response.

Assessment, Planning and Review

Use Suffolk signs of safety principles, disciplines and tools.
Where required, to participate in CAF, multiagency assessment, Statutory Assessment and other relevant assessment processes.

Effective Practice

To work alongside children, young people, parents and families where there are early signs of social, emotional, health or behavioural issues to bring about sustainable improvement.
Where required by role, take responsibility for managing cases and holding appropriate levels of risk, overseeing the input of support workers where involved.
Work within the service guidelines, statutory guidance and legal frameworks.
To respond to needs identified with the family by identifying and delivering evidencebased interventions as required.
To work with families with complex problems where statutory intervention is required under the guidance of senior Social Worker, Lead Professional or Health Colleagues as appropriate.
Engage in individual and group supervision with managers and practice leads.
Where the role requires, to mentor and/or supervise junior colleagues or students and facilitate individual and group supervision with team members.

Reporting and Accurate Recording

To maintain up to date records and data using electronic devices and systems as directed and to provide reports as required.
To contribute to ensuring successful completion of Quality Assurance processes within team.

Information, Advice and Signposting

To provide information and signposting for children, young people and families to relevant universal and specialist services in the local area and beyond where appropriate.

Multi-Agency and Partnership Working

Actively build relationships and networks with other professional groups and services in the locality.

Managing Risk and Safeguarding

To identify risk and safeguarding concerns and escalate immediately where appropriate.
To undertake other tasks allocated by manager or senior colleagues, in keeping with the responsibilities of the grade:
Work in accordance with the Council's statutory responsibilities, policies and service procedures and comply with equality and diversity policies, procedures and legislation.
Maintaining customer confidentiality in accordance with the Data Protection Act and SCC guidance.
Participate in performance appraisal and consultation with team managers as required.
Having regard to best value principles as part of daily practice.
Participating in training and development opportunities, in order to improve personal knowledge, skills and effectiveness.
To transport children and young people where required by job role.
To work in the homes of children and families and in a variety of other settings.

Although this list provides examples of what you will be doing it's not intended to be exhaustive and you will have personal objectives linked to our People Plans and Strategies that will be discussed and agreed with your line manager when you start.