Children Social Worker – Family Support & Protection
Rochdale
Temporary, Full Time
£35 - £45 per hour
Ashberry Recruitment are always looking to resource agency Social Workers, Senior Social Workers, Practice/Team Managers, IRO’s and Support Workers for Social Work Teams and Services across the North/North West of England.
This particular requirement is for an Agency Children Social Worker to join our client Rochdale Borough Council in their Family Support & Protection Service.
What our client says:
Rochdale Family Support and Protection Service need enthusiastic and committed Social Workers to come with us on a really exciting journey to support our transition into a new way of working.
Rochdale is currently at the very start of an exciting transition into the family safeguarding model. To support us in this transition we need to establish multi-disciplinary teams where specialist practitioners are co-located with social workers under a unified management structure. This enables a multi-disciplinary whole family response through direct assessment. This is a really exciting time for Rochdale and we need Social Workers to support us in implementing this model.
In return for your commitment we can offer you the following:
- A manageable caseload of between 20 and 23 children. As the service develops and we get more workers, we aim to get caseloads to 17 to support you in engaging in real direct work with children and families.
- Flexible working patterns to fit around your family and personal life.
- Regular reflective supervision with experienced managers
- Access to our new and existing training opportunities which includes motivational interviewing.
- A friendly modern and award winning working environment
- Excellent agile working arrangements
- A supportive and friendly team of Social Workers and Managers who love what they do!
- Our agency workers are seen as an important resource for us and as such are given the same level of support and opportunities as our permanent staff.
We are looking for an agency worker who has experience in child protection work and care proceedings.
We are willing to offer above the standard rates for the right candidates who are able to demonstrate a level of experience and the ability to work with approach that we are taking
Ashberry Recruitment would ask that applicants meet the following:
- DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work and will be registered with Social Work England as a qualified Social Worker.
- Have a full driving licence and car available for work along with business insurance.
- Have an enhanced and in date DBS certificate.
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on the information available, ensuring effective relationships with other professionals.
- Can work within and contribute to a team.
- Possess knowledge of service needs for ethnic minority communities.
- Have confident IT skills and be able to navigate an electronic file system.
- Can write clear, concise, and robust reports.
- Have a flexible approach to work and working hours when the need arises.
- Contracts are full-time, but part time and flexible working hours may be considered. Contracts are normally offered over a 3-month period before rolling on for another 3 more months at a time.
Ashberry Recruitment have a team of specialist Social Work Consultants who are here to help you find your next contract and support you through your agency Social Work career.
As a specialist recruiter for the Social Work sector, Ashberry is committed to safeguarding adults, children and young people and in promoting the welfare of vulnerable people through safer recruitment processes. Due to the nature of the role an Enhanced DBS is required, which is on the update service.
Please contact Gavin our Senior Specialist Social Work Recruiter on 01282 525 510 should you like to discuss this vacancy or should you wish to discuss ANY other Social Work vacancies of any nature within the North of England and surrounding areas.
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