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Hours per week: 37 hours
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Children In Care Service Empowering Young Lives
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, forward-thinking and Experienced Social Worker to become an integral part of our Children in Care Team in the South of Wiltshire.
Dedicated to improving the lives of looked-after children and meeting the unique needs of the most vulnerable, we received an 'Outstanding' rating from Ofsted in September 2023, with positive inspection feedback for our service.
Main duties of the job
As part of the Children in Care Team, you will play a vital role in supporting looked-after children and care leavers. You will work closely with children, families, and partner agencies to deliver tailored support, ensuring each childs needs are met in a safe, inclusive, and empowering way.We have a package to support our care experienced young people (called the Local Offer) and have creative ways young people can influence our services and enhance inclusion (such as The Leaving Care Forum).
We are looking for an experienced registered Social Worker, with a thorough understanding of the needs of children in care. Our ideal candidate will have up-to-date knowledge of key child care legislation, guidance, and best practices relating to the protection and support of children and young people. Experience in completing assessments, reports, and care plans for children identified as vulnerable or in need will be essential.
Join our innovative local authority, where you can further your career aspirations. Together, we will continue making a positive impact on the lives of the children and families in Wiltshire.
About us
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Thats why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.
This position comes with a 10% market supplement payment. All market supplement payments are subject to review on an annual basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities include
- To manage and supervise a caseload of approved mainstream and family and friends foster
carers across Wiltshire to ensure safe and high quality foster placements are offered and
provided to Wiltshires looks after children.
- To operate within the council policy and keep up to date with social work methods, practice
developments, new legislation and procedures, including the Childrens Act 2004, Every
Child Matters and Care Matters agenda.
- To be responsible for the day to day interpretation of and implementation of statutory
duties and departmental policy and procedures in the provision of services to children
and young people.
- To be allocated work from the team manager or any person delegated to act on their behalf
based on eligibility criteria and to hold case management responsibility for this work.
- To complete enquiries and assess, the needs of and risks to vulnerable children and young
people in a timely manner giving due consideration to the wishes and views of the child and
the childs family. This will include the completion of S47 enquiries, single assessments and
engaging service users and other relevant persons in the work base, homes or any other
appropriate venue e.g. hospital, school etc.
- To take appropriate action to assess and minimise any identified concern or risk to
children/young people in accordance with the requirements and timescales of assessment
frameworks, child protection procedures and looked after children legislation and procedures.
- To draw up and implement, with the child/young person and their family/carers, an appropriate
plan to address identified issues and to maximise the participation of service users and carers in
this process ensuring that social work intervention is ongoing only when necessary in peoples
lives.
- To carry out regular reviews of individual plans, record outcomes and formulate revised plans
which are outcome focused.
- To convene meetings e.g. core groups to assist in the implementation and review of plans for
vulnerable children.
- To write reports for child protection conferences, planning meetings, looked after children
reviews, legal meetings and court hearings and attend these as appropriate.
- To have a creative approach to meeting need and to ensure local provision, wherever possible,
in order to meet identified need within available resources.
- To have a clear understanding of and ability to manage within financial constraints in
service delivery.
- To work proactively and in partnership with other agencies to plan and deliver coordinated
services to children, young people and their families/carers which promotes and focuses on
positive outcomes.
- To maintain accurate and effective electronic recording of information and action taken in the
course of casework.
- To understand the need for and contribute to the achievement of team and departmental
performance targets in order to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people
- To maintain confidentiality of information acquired in the course of undertaking duties for the
department whilst operating in the fullest cooperation with other agencies to ensure that
children are appropriately safeguarded.
- To contribute to team processes in a positive and appropriate manner, by attending team
meetings and undertaking any necessary and appropriate team duties.
- To make an active contribution to the development of service delivery through the sharing of
knowledge, information and skills.
- To take responsibility for personal professional development through the utilisation of
relevant practice research/developments, legislation, participative supervision and
appraisal processes.
- To undertake further training which is consistent with the needs of the individual and the
organisation, as agreed with the manager.
- To work within an equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory framework. Value diversity
within the team and in contact with other professionals, children, young people and
families
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities include
- To manage and supervise a caseload of approved mainstream and family and friends foster
carers across Wiltshire to ensure safe and high quality foster placements are offered and
provided to Wiltshires looks after children.
- To operate within the council policy and keep up to date with social work methods, practice
developments, new legislation and procedures, including the Childrens Act 2004, Every
Child Matters and Care Matters agenda.
- To be responsible for the day to day interpretation of and implementation of statutory
duties and departmental policy and procedures in the provision of services to children
and young people.
- To be allocated work from the team manager or any person delegated to act on their behalf
based on eligibility criteria and to hold case management responsibility for this work.
- To complete enquiries and assess, the needs of and risks to vulnerable children and young
people in a timely manner giving due consideration to the wishes and views of the child and
the childs family. This will include the completion of S47 enquiries, single assessments and
engaging service users and other relevant persons in the work base, homes or any other
appropriate venue e.g. hospital, school etc.
- To take appropriate action to assess and minimise any identified concern or risk to
children/young people in accordance with the requirements and timescales of assessment
frameworks, child protection procedures and looked after children legislation and procedures.
- To draw up and implement, with the child/young person and their family/carers, an appropriate
plan to address identified issues and to maximise the participation of service users and carers in
this process ensuring that social work intervention is ongoing only when necessary in peoples
lives.
- To carry out regular reviews of individual plans, record outcomes and formulate revised plans
which are outcome focused.
- To convene meetings e.g. core groups to assist in the implementation and review of plans for
vulnerable children.
- To write reports for child protection conferences, planning meetings, looked after children
reviews, legal meetings and court hearings and attend these as appropriate.
- To have a creative approach to meeting need and to ensure local provision, wherever possible,
in order to meet identified need within available resources.
- To have a clear understanding of and ability to manage within financial constraints in
service delivery.
- To work proactively and in partnership with other agencies to plan and deliver coordinated
services to children, young people and their families/carers which promotes and focuses on
positive outcomes.
- To maintain accurate and effective electronic recording of information and action taken in the
course of casework.
- To understand the need for and contribute to the achievement of team and departmental
performance targets in order to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people
- To maintain confidentiality of information acquired in the course of undertaking duties for the
department whilst operating in the fullest cooperation with other agencies to ensure that
children are appropriately safeguarded.
- To contribute to team processes in a positive and appropriate manner, by attending team
meetings and undertaking any necessary and appropriate team duties.
- To make an active contribution to the development of service delivery through the sharing of
knowledge, information and skills.
- To take responsibility for personal professional development through the utilisation of
relevant practice research/developments, legislation, participative supervision and
appraisal processes.
- To undertake further training which is consistent with the needs of the individual and the
organisation, as agreed with the manager.
- To work within an equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory framework. Value diversity
within the team and in contact with other professionals, children, young people and
families
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
