Social Worker – MASH – Lancashire

Social Worker
Team: MASH / D&A Contextual Safeguarding
Location: Accrington, Lancashire
Rate: £38

We require an agency Social Worker for MASH, D&A & Contextual Safeguarding to start with immediate effect.

The candidate will be required to be in the office 3 days a week and work from home for the remaining 2 days.

Duties:

To ensure the requirements relating to Children and Young People’s needs, including those who may be in need (including those in need of protection) or may be Looked After are met.
Carry out the statutory obligations of the Directorate as part of the Local Childrens Authority and in the context of central government guidelines.
To deliver and promote the positive benefits of equality and diversity in carrying out all duties and responsibilities.
To undertake and provide the social work assessment and support for referrals and requests for further assessment accepted by Children’s Social Care and To provide any ongoing social work service based on the assessed need of Children, Young People and their families.
To provide a safe, thorough and professional social work response to professionals and members of the public; deal with all enquiries expediently and according to a common agreed LCC safeguarding threshold.
To ensure in liaison and negotiation with professional partners, the best possible outcomes for children, young people and families.
Within a social work team to manage an allocated social work caseload relating to children, young people and families.
Prepare for, and participate in, planned work relating to court and court orders effectively and within appropriate time scales.
To undertake assessments in accordance with the timescales laid down in the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families.
To identify children in need who may also be in need of protection and to effectively safeguard them.
To assess the needs of children and young people and then determine an appropriate level of intervention and service provision including packages of family support.
In gathering information for referrals to assist in the determination of whether there is a need for intervention within the continuum of need and a referral recorded with Children’s Social Care.
To ensure the needs and wishes of children are fully addressed in the assessment and planning process and that there is evidence of children and young people’s participation.
When required to share responsibility for planned intervention and service provision with partner agencies.
When required take part in formal case reviews which will include the full range of statutory meetings and other planning meetings as necessary.
To comply with the Directorates administrative and financial procedures including the maintenance of appropriate and up to date records.
Make full use of IT and computer systems utilised by the Directorate as and when required.
To attend and fully contribute to, the supervision process, professional development and appraisal,and attend in house and /or external training opportunities.
Be aware and responsive to, the differing needs of all groups within the community.
Be responsible for continued self learning and an updated knowledge of legislation, guidance and research findings in the relevant field of work with children, young people and families.
Negotiate ,coordinate, and provide and/or commission services as appropriate, where the need for those services have been agreed.
Undertake any other duties in relation to this area of work including membership of the team’s duty rota.
To participate fully within the CAF process.
To be fully conversant with (work within and follow) the Safeguarding procedures and protocols within Lancashire County Council
To work within guidance laid down by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Please get in touch if you would like to consider this role!