• Deliver high-quality casework and social work services to vulnerable children and families, ensuring practice promotes the best interests and welfare of children.

• Safeguard children and improve their outcomes across health, education, social and emotional wellbeing, through assessments, care planning and interventions.

• Work with children in need, those subject to child protection, looked after children, care leavers, and their careers, offering support and empowerment aligned with professional standards and statutory guidance.

• Contribute positively to team culture and practice, utilising Restorative Practice as the overarching framework.

• Build and maintain professional partnerships to enhance service delivery and outcomes for children and families.

• Assess and prioritise requests for assistance, identifying risk levels and support needs.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date case records, ensuring compliance with statutory duties and national/local policies.

• Carry out holistic needs and risk assessments, engaging other agencies and specialists as appropriate.

• Develop, implement and review care plans with clear outcomes focused on child safety and wellbeing.

• Build respectful, collaborative relationships with children, families, carers, and professionals.

• Initiate and participate in case conferences, reviews, and professional meetings; provide reports and undertake court work as required.

• Negotiate service delivery methods and engage users and carers in decision-making, ensuring inclusive practice.

• Manage workload and caseload effectively, adhering to organisational policies and financial regulations.

• Keep informed of current research and best practices to inform social work interventions.

• Participate actively in supervision, appraisal, and professional development activities.

• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion in service delivery and within the workplace.

• Comply with Health and Safety legislation and organisational policies.

• Minimum of one-year post-qualifying experience in statutory children’s social care.

• Sound knowledge of child development, safeguarding, child protection frameworks, and statutory social work legislation.

• Experience of working with children in need, children subject to child protection, looked after children, and care leavers.

• Ability to conduct comprehensive assessments, manage risk, and formulate effective care plans.

• Strong communication skills, including report writing and verbal presentation.

• Competence in working with IT systems and case management software.

• Ability to build professional relationships with children, families, and multi-agency partners.

• Commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice.

• Emotional resilience and ability to work under pressure in complex and demanding environments.

• The closing date: 30/05/2025 @18:00.

• Recognised social work qualification with registration (or eligibility for registration) with Social Work England.

• Subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS check.