Children's Social Worker- Safeguarding and Care Planning Team

Our client, Oldham Council, is seeking a Children's Social Worker to join their Safeguarding & Care Planning Team.

Fantastic payrate of £39 per hour!

Are you a Children's Social Worker, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity!

Responsibilities of this role:

• Prepare for involvement by understanding each child’s journey and family situation.
• Assess children’s needs, risks, and parents’ ability to change, keeping the child’s safety and wellbeing central.
• Create, review, and deliver tailored plans with families to support positive outcomes, using a whole-family approach.
• Work directly with children, families, and carers to understand their experiences and help improve their lives.
• Respond to safeguarding concerns by following policies and procedures when harm is suspected.
• Collaborate with other agencies to ensure the best support for children and families.
• Support families early to avoid crisis, but respond effectively when crises occur, including using legal measures if needed.
• Keep case records accurate, timely, and respectful, following practice standards.
• Take part in meetings and decision-making forums, and lead meetings when needed.
• Advocate for children and families within policy boundaries.
• Write clear reports and share relevant data when required.
• Guide and support less experienced staff, including mentoring, buddying, or supervising students.
• Participate in supervision, reflect on your work, and identify learning needs.
• Embrace changes in practice, including using digital tools.
• Report service issues and suggest improvements.
• Take responsibility for your own learning and development.
• Be flexible and ready to take on tasks from lower-graded roles to ensure full support for children and families.

Requirements of this role:

• Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.
• Must have minimum of 3 years post qualifying social work experience

Benefits of working through Reed, include:

• Dedicated Recruitment Consultant.
• Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team.
• Free CV building and Interview support.
• Free DBS checks.
• Weekly payroll.
• PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more.
• CPD contributions.
• Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients.
• Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010.

Does this role interest you? Apply today!