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SW Locums need the services of a Qualified Social Worker holding Social Work England Registration to work in the Children and Family Family Support and Child Protection Team in Lambeth. You must hold a current enhanced DBS Issued within the past 12 months or be registered with the DBS Update Service and hold current valid right to work in the UK.

Applicants MUST be able to attend the office at least twice a week

With SW Locums you can rely on:

* Fastest pay available, from completion of timesheet to reaching your bank.

* Constant, polite support with your own, vastly experienced and knowledgeable consultant.

* Great rates of pay.

* No “waffle”, informative and conscientious advice.

* Contact available 24/7.

* Access to exclusive vacancies nationwide.

* Free DBS and compliance service.

* Access to on-going training opportunities.

* Industry leading “Refer a Friend” recommendation scheme offering up to £300 for successfully placed referrals.*

* Excellent “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

You must have a minimum of 3 year post qualified experience and committed to bring positive change and stability to the lives of children and families in the Borough.

We are looking for Social Workers that are agile, flexible and can hit the ground running - and able to respond to challenges and demands with pace and compassion.

You must have extensive experience of direct work with children undertaking assessment of need and risk.

Duties:

To implement positive change in complex cases in children, families and carers lives by using systemic social work methods, models and tools, with the aims of helping them to be as independent as possible. To also manage and minimise risks of abuse and neglect as well as meeting care needs while exercising a high quality of professional judgement.
To lead and oversee professional judgements in the context of the relevant legal and policy frameworks.
To undertake and advise on high need comprehensive/complex and proportionate assessments of children using the assessment framework, to plan how those needs will be met, to support them with putting those plans in to action, and review those plans and reassess needs.
To Establish and develop collaborative robust working with partner agencies; and promote, model and be accountable for effective inter-agency working arrangements to ensure children are protected from risk of significant harm and their care needs are met.
To carry out safeguarding enquiries, support the work of others involved in these enquiries, and to support children, families and carers with care and support needs to develop and put in to action plans appropriate to their wishes and circumstances.
Act in the role of the lead professional and be accountable in complex, statutory cases that require a qualified children’s social worker, particularly child protection, care proceedings and looked after children cases.

The Team Offer

* Accessible, stable, visible and humane leadership across children's services

* Assured TOIL in agreement with the line managers.

* Flexi working arrangements in place in agreement with line managers • Prioritizing work-life balance along with the needs of the service

* Hybrid working with a requirement to be in the office for minimum 2 days a week.

* In-depth induction offered via the Social Care Academy.

* IT system which is agile and can work anywhere and everywhere

* One-stop shop/centralised support for resource requests allowing plenty of time to work with the families • Assurance of regular and supportive case and personal supervision • Regular caseload reviews by the leadership team and ensuring that the caseloads are at max 15 children

* Risk sharing through regular meetings and panels chaired by senior managers

* Lambeth Social Work Academy offers free training for both agency and permanent staff.

* Opportunity for career development across various services subject to compliance with the requirement

* Good interface with Contextual Safeguarding Teams, Court Teams, Early Help services and community-based organisations that partner with children's Service.

London's capped rate is £38.50 Ltd per hour for Senior Social workers and for social workers is £37 per hour London boroughs have agreed not to employ Social Workers who have recently completed their ASYE as agency workers.

Candidates must demonstrate at least 3 years’ post-ASYE experience to qualify for appointments as agency social workers.

* Terms and conditions apply to our bonus scheme