Children’s Experienced (Child Protection) Social Worker

Description

Our local government clients in Wrexham seek a Children’s Experienced (Child Protection) Social Worker To manage an allocated caseload, which includes the management and decision-making involved with cases, some being high complexity and/or high-risk. These may be related to Child protection/ Care & Support/ Deprivation of liberty /cases subject to Court action/ school attendance, providing social worker support to adults/adults at risk and children/children at risk and their families and carers.

Responsibility

To be responsible for allocating social work students/ newly qualified social workers to provide supervision, assessment of work and mentoring to support and guide their practice development.

Essential Qualifications

• GCSE Grade (or equivalent) in English Language and Mathematics.
• Social Work Degree or Equivalent Qualification
• Register and maintain registration as a Social Worker with Social Care Wales. 
• Advanced – Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, social media, and CRM.

Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience Requirements - Criteria-to be Tested at Shortlisting.

• Current and up-to-date knowledge of relevant Social Care Legislation for adults and children’s services/ Education.
• Local Government Legislation
• Evidenced knowledge and senior practice experience as a Social Worker.
• Well-developed Communication skills.
• Ability to write and present reports to a high standard.
• Ability to organise and prioritise work.
• Proven skills in assessment.
• Proven skills in safeguarding.
• Ability to represent the service in court cases, chairing care and support, continuing health care and child/adult safeguarding meetings/ case conferences and representing the best interests of the adult/ child.
• Understanding the role, function and organisation of Social Services.
• Ability to develop key relationships with other teams, services, agencies and organisations
• Ability to work independently using own initiative.
• Ability to communicate in Welsh
• Demonstrates the expected values and behaviours set out in the Code of Professional Practice and values.
• Commitment to working in partnership to plan service provision.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Commitment to the provision of high-quality, cost-effective services.
• Ability to travel across the region if working in a regional team/service)  to carry out work (e.g. attend meetings / visit clients or work sites)
• Knowledge of and commitment to Equality and Diversity
• Understanding of the importance of Welsh Language and Culture

Essential Compliance Requirements

• Three Years of References.
• The role requires an Enhanced DBS.
• A pre-engagement screening is mandatory for this role. Please be prepared for this additional step in the application process.

Diamond Blaque Group, a leading public sector provider, is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy. Our organisation is deeply committed to fostering an environment of equal opportunity and diversity in the workplace.