Social Worker
Core
Provide and support high-quality social work activities to safeguard the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, aiming for safety, permanency, and stability.
Role type
Social Worker (Grade 7-9, including Newly Qualified/Advanced levels)
Builds
Child protection plans, care arrangements, and support services for children, young people, and families
Domain
Public sector social care / Child welfare
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
risk assessment, case management, direct work with children and families, multi-agency collaboration, critical reflection, professional decision-making, supervision
Preferred skills
Signs of Safety training, experience in fostering/adoption/disability/residential specialisms
Technologies
Case recording systems, multi-agency meeting platforms
Responsibilities
Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and vulnerable adults; undertake direct work with children, young people, and families; engage in professional decision-making for complex/high-risk cases; prepare for and attend decision-making panels and court; provide supervision and practice education to students and staff.
Seniority
Entry-level to Senior (Grade 7 to Grade 9)
