I'm looking for an experienced children's social worker to join Warwickshire County Council in their Family Adolescent Support Team.

Warwickshire are rated as 'Good' by Ofsted and this role is to come in and support the service as a locum social worker.

You will be part of a supportive, dynamic service and contribute positively to the authority's service improvement journey to ‘Outstanding'.

About the Team

I am looking for a Social Worker to join WCC's excellent multi-disciplinary adolescent service.

You will work with children and young people aged 11+ where the main area of concern for them is harm outside of the home, for example exploitation in all forms, peer on peer domestic abuse, peer on peer harm, online harms, and radicalisation.

You will work within a contextual safeguarding framework and work alongside parents and carers as partners in safeguarding.

You will also support children who are being discharged from tier 4 hospital and young people 16+ presenting as homeless.

I am looking for a Social Worker with experience of child in need work, children in care and section 47.

The majority of the work within the team is child in need work but at times things can escalate.



You will be expected to be in the office for 2/3 days per week and for the other days to be from home.

Main Role Responsibilities

• Undertake statutory visits to children in care and who are placed in a variety of settings, including Foster and Residential Placements along with Placements at home with family.

• Manage casework including Court Proceedings, preparing Court reports, statements, care plans evidence and giving evidence in Court.

• Complete a variety of system work including risks assessments, review reports, care/pathway plans, case recordings and essential paperwork.

• Undertake direct work, along with Life story work with children and young people to support their understanding of their journey and to achieve permanency
  
  


• Social workers are essential professionals in family group conferences, leading care management meetings and attending wider service/statutory meetings.

How to Apply:

If you are interested in applying for this role please submit your CV via email to oscar.morgan@servicecare.org.uk or call 01772 208964 to discuss the role with me directly.