Qualified Social Worker

Are you a Children's Social Worker?

Do you have a passion for working with children?

Yes?

Randstad are recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker to join Warrington Council's Children in Our Care team. You will receive a fantastic pay rate of £40 per hour.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working
• Competitive rates of pay
• Weekly pay
• One committed and dedicated point of contact
• An unlimited referrals incentive, giving you a £300 voucher for anyone you refer to us (T&Cs apply)
• A full range of free training available

Responsibilities:

• We have three Children in Care teams, one which includes Leaving Care - each team has Team Manager who is eager to support and develop all social workers alongside the Senior Practitioner.
• Our teams support children and young people who are subject to care orders and for whom we share PR who live within foster placements, residential care and also with members of their extended family.
• We recognise that the role can be challenging and we have a range of exciting and impactful developments in Warrington that our social workers can utilise in supporting families, including:
  * No Wrong Door - a multi-agency hub where young people at risk of going into care get targeted support to cope with the multiple issues they face; this includes our own Internal Accommodation 'The Lighthouse' from aged 8 years, for Outreach and from aged 12 years for Emergency accommodation whilst we work with families for children at risk of entering care and Supported Accommodation placements with wrap around Outreach support for 16-18 year old.
• Families first (which includes Family Group Conference Co-ordinators, PAMS assessors and family support workers).
• Systemic Hub - consisting of Systemic Family Practitioners who are assigned to each team to provide therapeutic support and intervention and provide guidance to our social workers regarding systemic approaches to direct work and interventions.
• A family time service (to assist in arranging and supervising the time that our children in care spend with their families).
• Restore - a service designed to work with Mothers who are pregnant and have children previously moved, with the aim of reducing repeat removals.
• Administrative team - the team are able to assist with taking minutes of meetings, scanning documents onto the system and other administrative tasks

Requirements:

• SWE registered
• Enhanced DBS
• Social Work Degree

Experience:

• Children

If you have any further questions, or wish to apply for this role then please contact Hannah on 0330 024 8775 otherwise Apply Below and I will be in touch soon.

Are you thinking about a change in your career but not sure about this role? Whether you are an existing candidate, new to the locum market and are exploring some options or looking for a new permanent role, we have several exciting opportunities with competitive pay & flexibility. If you wish to discuss this further please call 0330 024 8775 and we would be happy to have a confidential discussion.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.