Social Worker - Child In Need

Placed: 06/12/17
Region: London
Location: Hackney
Category: Jobs


Content of the advertisement:

Hackney Council is seeking a Social Worker to join their Child In Need Service. The council prides itself on providing a stimulating, fast moving and supportive environment to its Social Workers where you can work with likeminded ambitious and creative individuals. As the only council in the country to be rated 'outstanding' in a multi-agency safeguarding Ofsted led inspection, its Social Workers are at the forefront of best practice.

What's On Offer

* Supportive working environment
* Ongoing training and development opportunities
* Excellent transport links

Role & Responsibilities

* Undertake interviews, observation and gather information from children, families and other agencies to analyse, summarise and evaluate this information to provide a holistic assessment of a child's needs
* Understand the context of child development, parenting capacity and family and environmental factors in which to establish the needs of an individual child
* Assess and balance risk and protective factors within a child protection framework
* Provide written and verbal reports which are concise, informative and based on analysis of complex evidence
* Review and reassess when necessary and be open to a change of view in response to new evidence

What you need

* HCPC Registration
* Professional Social Work Qualification
* Enhanced DBS
* Previous experience as a Social Worker within children's services

Price / Salary: £0.00 - £28.00/hour