Social Worker (Childrens) (Grade 10)
Somerset Council
Who You Are
You will be an experienced Senior Social Worker or Advanced Practitioner. You will have a background in Family Safeguarding, able to work collaboratively with a team of skilled social workers and practitioners focused on supporting families affected by domestic abuse, mental health and substance misuse issues. You thrive in complex case scenarios and remain focused on relationship-based and strengths-based practices.
What The Job Involves
This involves case holding for complex Child in Need, Child Protection and pre-proceedings/court work. You will work closely with the Team Manager and other Advanced Practitioners, and will be involved in practice educating students, co-working, mentoring, and chairing planning meetings and Strategy Discussions. Additionally, you will attend Advanced Practitioner meetings to contribute constructive ideas for strengthening social worker knowledge and skills, and perform QA of care planning in the area teams.
Skills
- Experienced in case holding for complex scenarios
- Strong understanding and application of relationship-based and strengths-based practices
- Expertise in Family Safeguarding
- Ability to work collaboratively with a team
- Experience with mentoring and educating students
- Skilled in multi-agency working
- Ability to chair meetings and discussions
- Proficiency in performing QA of care planning