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Children’s Social Worker - Fostering

Reed
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 3 days
Location

Wigan, Lancashire WN5 0RA

Salary

£35 per hour

Contract type

Part Time

In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.

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  • Wigan Council is looking for a Children’s Social Worker to join their Fostering Team, offering a pay rate of £35 per hour.
  • The ideal candidate should be a Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England and have a minimum of 3 years of experience in the field.
  • Responsibilities include conducting child and family assessments, providing support to children and families, and ensuring the safeguarding of children.
  • The role also involves permanency planning to meet the holistic needs of children in their long-term placements.
  • Benefits of working through Reed include dedicated recruitment support, free CV building, weekly payroll, and access to a wide range of job opportunities.

Our client, Wigan Council is seeking a Children’s Social Worker to join their Fostering Team.

Fantastic payrate of £35 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:

  • To undertake child and family assessments, in partnership with the Child, their parents or carers and other agencies, ensuring that the child and the child’s voice is central to the assessment, with appropriate consideration and analysis of risk.
  • To provide support, guidance, advice and services to children, young people and families/ carers to ensure that issues of concern are identified and are addressed in a timely manner and that the needs of the child are reassessed and reviewed as appropriate.
  • To ensure that children and young people are safeguarded and protected from harm, and positive outcomes are promoted through timely intervention.
  • Be involved in permanency planning for children, ensuring their holistic needs are met in their long-term placement.

Requirements of this role:

  • Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.
  • Must have minimum of 3 year's experience working as a Qualified social worker

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!

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.