Social Worker
Posted 2 weeks ago by Opus People Solutions Ltd
£42 Per hour
Undetermined
Hybrid
Peterborough, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Social Worker in the Children's Assessment Service is responsible for addressing referrals concerning child safety and wellbeing, focusing on ongoing cases during off-duty weeks. The role involves conducting assessments, home visits, and ensuring the child's voice is central to all decisions. Supported by a dedicated team, social workers manage their workload effectively through a structured duty rota. This position requires a commitment to supporting children and families, alongside relevant qualifications and experience.
Key Responsibilities:
- Investigate concerns regarding child safety and wellbeing.
- Assess risks and protective factors within families.
- Conduct home visits and engage directly with children and families.
- Ensure the child's voice is central to assessments and decisions.
- Carry out Section 17 Single Assessments and Section 47 Enquiries.
- Participate in Initial Child Protection Conferences and Child in Need meetings.
- Prepare Section 7 reports for private law proceedings.
Key Skills:
- A qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
- Commitment to supporting children, young people, and their families.
- Resilience to ensure children achieve their potential.
- UK driving license.
- 3 years post-qualifying experience.
Salary (Rate): £42ph
City: Peterborough
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: Hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Title: Social Worker – Childrens Assessment Service
Location: Sand Martin House
Working Arrangements: Hybrid
Rate: £42ph
The Role: Children’s social workers in the Assessment Team are responsible for responding to referrals where there are concerns about a child’s safety or wellbeing. This structure helps manage workload and allows social workers to focus on ongoing cases during off-duty weeks. Each team is supported by an Advice and Information Officer, Children’s Social Care Practitioner, and dedicated business support staff, which helps streamline administrative tasks and allows social workers to concentrate on direct work with families. The team operates on a three-week duty rota, meaning each team is only responsible for new referrals once every three weeks. When teams are on duty it is expected that Social Workers are in the office
Key Responsibilities:
- Investigate these concerns, assess the risks and protective factors within the family, and determine the most appropriate course of action.
- Conducting home visits, engaging directly with children and families, and ensuring that the child’s voice is central to all assessments and decisions.
- The work involves a wide range of statutory duties.
- Carry out Section 17 Single Assessments and Section 47 Enquiries.
- Participate in Initial Child Protection Conferences and Child in Need meetings, and may be involved in private law proceedings by preparing Section 7 reports.
Skills:
- A qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
- Committed to supporting children, young people and their families and has the resilience to go that extra mile to ensure they achieve their potential.
- UK driving license
- 3 Years post qualifying experience
If you thrive to make a difference and have 3 years Social worker experience and this is the role for you, then we would love to hear from you.