Social Worker

Job description

Job responsibilities

Specific duties and responsibilities include:

To be the primary worker with case responsibility for adolescent children in need and children in need of protection (predominantly aged 10-17 who are at risk of or experiencing criminal or sexual exploitation, offending, going missing or displaying significant vulnerabilities).

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.

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 leader or any person delegated to act on their behalf based on eligibility criteria and to hold case management responsibility for this work and to work requiring little direction

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, enquiries, joint investigation alongside Police colleagues, single assessments/ specialist CSE/CCE/ AIM assessments 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.

For further information please refer to the role description.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Professional social work qualification.
• Social Work England registered.
• Evidence of professional and personal development following achievement of professional qualification.
• A comprehensive and extensive up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working with, and the protection of, children and young people, particularly adolescents.
• Ability to engage with vulnerable young people aged 10-17.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of the risks and indicators of exploitation (CSE and CCE), disruption techniques and how to work with young people who are involved/ at risk of entering the youth justice system, displaying significantly vulnerabilities, going missing or at risk of/ being exploited.
• Extensive Knowledge and practice of child and adolescent development (specifically adolescence, including brain development and the impact of peer during adolescence).
• Extensive Understanding of the needs of vulnerable young people, those who have experienced trauma and children in care and the ability to put trauma informed work into practice using a case formulation approach.
• Up to date knowledge of key child care legislation, policies and practices central to the implementation of a professional social work service on behalf of the council.
• Proven experience and the ability to put into practice a range of theories, models and interventions and to assess impact for the service user.
• For further essential criteria please refer to the role description.

Desirable

• Significant experience of working with young people who are involved/ at risk of entering the youth justice system, displaying significantly vulnerabilities, going missing or at risk of/ being exploited (sexually/criminally).
• Significant experience of undertaking AIM assessments and interventions with young people.
• Specialist knowledge of harmful sexualized behaviour work and intervention and the ability to provide support to colleagues in this area of work.
• A post qualifying award in Social Work.
• A Practice Teachers Award Training qualification.
• Supervision skills
• A Practice Lead.

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Wiltshire Council

Address

The Yarn

Devizes

SN10 5AA

Employer's website

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)