Qualified Social Worker | Advanced Practitioner

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Are you an experienced Children's Social Worker?

Are you an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Social Worker?

Are you looking for a step up in your career where you can support the leadership and management team?

Yes?

Randstad are recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker to join Tameside Council's Early Help Team as an Advanced Practitioner. This is a full time role offering a fantastic pay rate of £37 per hour.

Benefits :

• Hybrid working
• Mileage reimbursement
• Supervision
• 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
• Access to 100's of discounts through the Hapi App
• Access to free healthcare and financial advice on the Hapi App

Responsibilities :

Support the leadership and management team.

Provide robust initial and final management oversight to Early Help referrals received in the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) and via the Team Around the Setting (TAS).

Expected to make decisions based on the Tameside threshold of need document.

Expected to provide management oversight and case direction to the Early Help Advisers as well as the allocation of cases.

Support the decision making in regards to referrals to Early Help and ensuring the best outcomes for children, young people and families.

Expected to professionally challenge where required to ensure that children, young people and families receive the right level of support at the right time.

Responsible for the supervision of Early Help Advisers.

Expected to allocate and manage the caseloads of the Early Help Advisers ensuring that timescales and key performance indicators in place are adhered to.

Required to quality assure and finalise the Early Help Advisers decision making in line with the threshold of need document.

Responsible for identifying themes, completing audits and collecting data to support the development of the service and identify training needs for Early Help Advisers and other professionals.

Have a good understanding of the Early Help offer available to families and the importance of the support identified / provided to prevent escalation to statutory services where possible.

Work closely with partner agencies such as schools, health, children's social care, police, voluntary sector etc.

Communicate effectively with a range of professionals and be able to manage competing priorities.

Work closely with Targeted Family Help and support the step up / step down processes in place. Ensuring that the right service is in place for the family and the needs identified.

Work as part of a wider Early Help team and support the continued development of the services.

Requirements :

Social Work Degree or equivalent

Social Work England registered

Enhanced DBS

Experience :

Children

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.

Are you an experienced Children's Social Worker?

Are you an experienced, enthusiastic and motivated Social Worker?

Are you looking for a step up in your career where you can support the leadership and management team?

Yes?

Randstad are recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker to join Tameside Council's Early Help Team as an Advanced Practitioner. This is a full time role offering a fantastic pay rate of £37 per hour.

Benefits :

Hybrid working

Mileage reimbursement

Supervision

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

Access to 100's of discounts through the Hapi App

Access to free healthcare and financial advice on the Hapi App

Responsibilities :

Support the leadership and management team.

Provide robust initial and final management oversight to Early Help referrals received in the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) and via the Team Around the Setting (TAS).

Expected to make decisions based on the Tameside threshold of need document.

Expected to provide management oversight and case direction to the Early Help Advisers as well as the allocation of cases.

Support the decision making in regards to referrals to Early Help and ensuring the best outcomes for children, young people and families.

Expected to professionally challenge where required to ensure that children, young people and families receive the right level of support at the right time.

Responsible for the supervision of Early Help Advisers.

Expected to allocate and manage the caseloads of the Early Help Advisers ensuring that timescales and key performance indicators in place are adhered to.

Required to quality assure and finalise the Early Help Advisers decision making in line with the threshold of need document.

Responsible for identifying themes, completing audits and collecting data to support the development of the service and identify training needs for Early Help Advisers and other professionals.

Have a good understanding of the Early Help offer available to families and the importance of the support identified / provided to prevent escalation to statutory services where possible.

Work closely with partner agencies such as schools, health, children's social care, police, voluntary sector etc.

Communicate effectively with a range of professionals and be able to manage competing priorities.

Work closely with Targeted Family Help and support the step up / step down processes in place. Ensuring that the right service is in place for the family and the needs identified.

Work as part of a wider Early Help team and support the continued development of the services.

Requirements :

Social Work Degree or equivalent

Social Work England registered

Enhanced DBS

Experience :

Children

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.

experience

Children services