Experienced Social Worker - London, United Kingdom - Kerry Collins Recruitment Ltd

Kerry Collins Recruitment Ltd
Kerry Collins Recruitment Ltd
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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Experienced Social worker

I am looking for 10 highly experienced social workers in the childrens sector, management, Projects or can work in specific fields like fostering or adoption

Will need to drive

Have an Active DBS and on the update service

Have social work degree/registered with SWE or SWW

  • To ensure the provision of a high quality and effective social work service to meet the needs of children and their families, safeguarding children in a timely manner within statutory guidelines.
  • To represent the service within multiagency forums and to contribute to the development of policy and practice in Children's Services across the city.
  • To ensure the social work service is fully integrated within the wider Children's Services in order to promote positive outcomes for children and their families.
  • To provide effective leadership within the service, taking responsibility, being accountable and motivating staff within the team.
To act as a champion within the service for restorative practice

  • To ensure that children are safeguarded, and that the service provides interventions which combine risk management and a restorative approach to practice.
  • To provide line management of senior social workers and social workers, including supervision and appraisal of staff.
  • To create and sustain systems for prioritisation, management and throughput of cases from first contact to transfer or closure.
  • To oversee casework with children and their families ensuring there is high quality assessment, planning and review of cases, and that this is recorded concisely within case files and in line with statutory guidelines.
  • To manage the budget for the team within the context of service budgets and priorities and ensure that systems for delegated financial authority are followed.
  • To ensure that social work activity is focused and makes use of evidence and research about effective methodologies, which can be demonstrated in case records.
  • To ensure that effective use is made of relevant professional expertise provided to each of the social work units.
  • To be responsible and accountable for the delegated authority of key decisions across Children's social care.
To act as Practice Educator and assessor in order to promote professional practice across Children's Social Care.

  • To provide effective leadership for the team, taking responsibility, being accountable and motivating staff.
  • To ensure there are good communication mechanisms which encourage information exchange up, down and across the organisation.
  • To contribute to regular briefings for staff and organise events which build an ethos of professional and confident service provision.
  • To ensure staff understand the value base of the service.
  • To model a childcentred and outcome focused approach to all issues.
If you are interested please contact Orrin Urquhart on or send your CV to

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