Social Worker – Children & Families – DfE (Hybrid)

Description

Our local government clients in Central Bedfordshire require a Social Worker – Children & Families – DfE (Hybrid) to start immediately. We are recruiting Social Workers who have at least five years post-qualifying Experience and a good Understanding of how to apply different social work theories and models, which support ideas and the delivery of imaginative, ambitious interventions that improve outcomes for children, young people, and their families through child in need, child protection and court work.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Children's Services, ensuring that our children and young people have the best support and achieve their best outcomes. Social Workers now support children from assessment onwards, enabling them to build up meaningful relationships with families and create lasting change. We focus on ensuring children receive timely support and on reducing the number of children entering local authority care.

Qualification – Essential

• GCSE Grade (or equivalent) in English Language and Mathematics.
• A recognised degree in Social Work, DipSW or CQSW.
• Social Work England registered.
• Advanced Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, Outlook, Social Media and CRM.

Qualifications, Knowledge, and Experience Requirements - Criteria to be Evaluated at the Shortlisting Stage.

• Experience in managing a varied caseload of children, visiting families, and completing direct work with children to understand their views and lived experiences.
• Experience chairing multi-agency meetings and liaising with a range of other professionals to support our most vulnerable children.
• Proven experience in having an impact on families in achieving positive outcomes for children.
• Excellent verbal communication skills to enable you to communicate effectively with children, parents and other agencies, and the written skills to present high-quality assessments and reports.
• A passion for the delivery of high-quality services and interventions to vulnerable children.
• Court experience is essential.

Essential Compliance Requirements

• 5 Years References
• Enhanced DBS on the update service
• 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.