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Salary:£26,505 - £27,898 (Inclusive of 5% market supplement) per annum
Hours per week:22.5 hours
Interview date:Tuesday 06 May and Wednesday 07 May 2025
Specialist Assessment, Intervention and Family Time Team - Transforming Lives for Children and Young people.
We have an exciting opportunity for a qualified Social Worker to join our dedicated SAIFT team.
Main duties of the job
The Specialist Assessment, Intervention and Family Time Team sit alongside the Support and Safeguarding Teams and Social Workers within our team undertake complex parenting assessments for children and young people who are subject to pre and care proceedings, on their behalf.This includes proceedings within our Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) where our Social Workers undertake the role of assessing Social Worker.
As a Social Worker within SAIFT, you would be allocated a number of complex assessments however you would not case hold and as such, are afforded the ability to fully focus on your assessments. The nature of the role means that although you will have ample work, you are afforded autonomy and flexibility in terms of your workload which helps to promote a positive work/life balance. We encourage an environment of learning and strongly promote CPD. We encourage workers within the team to develop specialisms within their areas of interest and deliver training.
The successful candidate must be a fully qualified Social Worker and will have a minimum of 3 years post-qualifying experience within childrens safeguarding. They will need to possess strong knowledge and experience of case management in pre-proceedings and care proceedings and have proven experience of undertaking complex assessment work. The ability to work under pressure and manage their caseload in an organised, efficient, and motivated manner will be essential.
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 5% market supplement payment. All market supplement payments are subject to review on an annual basis.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The common duties for all staff are
- To work with children, young people and families receiving a service from Social Care
at Levels 3 and 4 of the children in need matrix.
- To undertake practice lead in assessments.
- To maintain case records and write assessment plans and reports as required.
- To make statements for court proceedings if required.
- To work closely with colleagues in the Department and other agencies.
- To actively participate in supervision, team meetings, training and team and departmental
activities as required.
- To undertake supervision of students and supervision of colleagues linked to specific assessment
tasks
- To routinely seek feedback from children, young people and families/carers.
- To use the Resource Centres in line with Wiltshire Council policies and individual centre policies
and procedures.
- To contribute to practice development initiatives within the team and wider department.
To undertake delegated team responsibilities as requested by the Team Manager.
- The specific main duties are linked to ensuring best practice and outcomes for children and
young people by
Assessment
- Complete proposals for community based assessments.
- Take social work lead undertaking community-based parenting assessments, often working to
the guidelines of the Public Law Outline and Case Law.
- Complete assessment plans that include co-ordination of other staff members.
- Write assessment reports that may be presented to the Court.
- Take responsibility for appropriate and timely care planning of allocated community based
parenting assessments.
- Undertake assessment of the quality of the relationship and attachment through the provision of
community based assessment and assessed contact observations.
- Complete parenting education plans as part of community-based assessments.
- Undertake review processes within assessments for allocated cases as per agreed plans.
- Keeping accurate and timely records for case tracking and outcome measurement.
- Undertake planned assessment plans that may require early evening, overnight and weekend
working as well as during the core office hours.
- Take responsibility to pursue training and learning opportunities relevant to their role and to
maintain current knowledge of research and practice development.
Contact
- May be required to undertake assessment of contact in complex cases.
- May be required to organise urgent contact arrangements in the absence of the Team Manager
or Practice Manager.
- May be required to observe contact between parents and children as part of a practice audit
process.
Main Duties
- Joint working/mentoring
- Complex case Work
- To investigate and assess and give due consideration to the wishes, rights, and opinions of the
child, and the nature of the problem that requires social work intervention.
- To draw and implement with child and their family. /carers, an appropriate assessment and
action focused on key needs and outcomes.
- To operate within council procedures, legislation and Working Together/Ofsted guidance )
- To coordinate the use of resources (both within and outside Family Support) that is focused on
meeting identified childrens needs
- To investigate and assess in more complex cases, giving consideration to the wishes and
opinions of the child, the nature of the problem necessitating in social work intervention.
- To offer consultation to less experienced social workers including co-working cases.
- To prepare complex reports and maintain in depth records for a range of requirements including
for pre-proceedings and court.
- To work in partnership within a variety of other agencies and organisations in order to promote
the welfare of children and young people.
- Social Worker Supervision
- To operate within county council policy and procedures and to keep up to date with new
legislation, related guidance and procedures.
- To offer consultation role to case-holding social work teams on assessment methods
- To undertake mentoring of ASYE workers in case holding teams as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
The common duties for all staff are
- To work with children, young people and families receiving a service from Social Care
at Levels 3 and 4 of the children in need matrix.
- To undertake practice lead in assessments.
- To maintain case records and write assessment plans and reports as required.
- To make statements for court proceedings if required.
- To work closely with colleagues in the Department and other agencies.
- To actively participate in supervision, team meetings, training and team and departmental
activities as required.
- To undertake supervision of students and supervision of colleagues linked to specific assessment
tasks
- To routinely seek feedback from children, young people and families/carers.
- To use the Resource Centres in line with Wiltshire Council policies and individual centre policies
and procedures.
- To contribute to practice development initiatives within the team and wider department.
To undertake delegated team responsibilities as requested by the Team Manager.
- The specific main duties are linked to ensuring best practice and outcomes for children and
young people by
Assessment
- Complete proposals for community based assessments.
- Take social work lead undertaking community-based parenting assessments, often working to
the guidelines of the Public Law Outline and Case Law.
- Complete assessment plans that include co-ordination of other staff members.
- Write assessment reports that may be presented to the Court.
- Take responsibility for appropriate and timely care planning of allocated community based
parenting assessments.
- Undertake assessment of the quality of the relationship and attachment through the provision of
community based assessment and assessed contact observations.
- Complete parenting education plans as part of community-based assessments.
- Undertake review processes within assessments for allocated cases as per agreed plans.
- Keeping accurate and timely records for case tracking and outcome measurement.
- Undertake planned assessment plans that may require early evening, overnight and weekend
working as well as during the core office hours.
- Take responsibility to pursue training and learning opportunities relevant to their role and to
maintain current knowledge of research and practice development.
Contact
- May be required to undertake assessment of contact in complex cases.
- May be required to organise urgent contact arrangements in the absence of the Team Manager
or Practice Manager.
- May be required to observe contact between parents and children as part of a practice audit
process.
Main Duties
- Joint working/mentoring
- Complex case Work
- To investigate and assess and give due consideration to the wishes, rights, and opinions of the
child, and the nature of the problem that requires social work intervention.
- To draw and implement with child and their family. /carers, an appropriate assessment and
action focused on key needs and outcomes.
- To operate within council procedures, legislation and Working Together/Ofsted guidance )
- To coordinate the use of resources (both within and outside Family Support) that is focused on
meeting identified childrens needs
- To investigate and assess in more complex cases, giving consideration to the wishes and
opinions of the child, the nature of the problem necessitating in social work intervention.
- To offer consultation to less experienced social workers including co-working cases.
- To prepare complex reports and maintain in depth records for a range of requirements including
for pre-proceedings and court.
- To work in partnership within a variety of other agencies and organisations in order to promote
the welfare of children and young people.
- Social Worker Supervision
- To operate within county council policy and procedures and to keep up to date with new
legislation, related guidance and procedures.
- To offer consultation role to case-holding social work teams on assessment methods
- To undertake mentoring of ASYE workers in case holding teams as required
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
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).
