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Social Worker - Assessment and Intervention Permanent Role from day 1

24-7 recruitment are looking for a Social Worker to work within Assessment and Intervention sector. Our client has developed a nine-day working fortnight for full time frontline Social Workers within Children s services (full time contracted hours are worked over 9 days instead of 10 days on a repeating cycle, with no reduction in pay. The 10th day of the cycle is a non-working day to be taken off).

The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex and beyond, transporting service users and their belongings and to be able to do so in an emergency. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.

Location: Basildon, Essex

Payrate: £34,712 to £46,751 per annum depending on experience

Contract type: Permanent

Accountabilities for Social Worker:

• undertaking incoming assessments and short - term intervention work with families
• working with children from pre- birth up to a child s 18th birthday
• focusing on children in need (CIN) and their families, offering three months intervention
• dealing with S47 child protection enquiries
• working jointly with the police and other partners in assessing immediate risk for children that come to our attention.
• transferring cases into Family Support and Protection Teams should families require longer-term intervention, or if the children become subject to a child protection plan or come into care of the local authority.

What you will need to be considered for the Social Worker- A&I role:
Managing a defined caseload, the social worker is responsible for working effectively with children, young people and families/carers to achieve positive change and improved outcomes. This includes enquiry, assessment, purposeful intervention through direct work and review in relation to Child Protection, Child in Need and Children Looked After, achieving permanency through care for Children in Care.

• Diploma or degree in social work, CQSW, CSS or equivalent and registration with Social Work England as a registered Social Worker
• Demonstrable capability of practice in accordance with current professional standards e.g., Professional Capability Framework (PCF), Knowledge & Skills Statement (KSS)
• Demonstrate an ability in the application of social work knowledge, using emotional intelligence, analytical skills and act with confidence in challenging social and family situations.
• A good working knowledge and ability to use information technology and related systems e.g., Word, social work case recording systems.
• Required to work flexibly as required, very occasionally including evenings and weekends.

Benefits of working for 24-7 recruitment:

• Fantastic opportunity to join the Public Sector workforce.
• Weekly pay
• 28 days holiday
• Access to online portal and payslips
• Amazing existing team
• Free onsite parking
• Flexible working options and other lifestyle benefits, we ll enable you to make the most of your life outside work, too.
• We ll support you to be to your best, with the resources, training, and development to empower you.

Our Client applies a robust recruitment vetting process. If you are successful, you will need to undergo a Pre-employment Vetting Procedure.

What to do next?

If this Social Worker - Assessment and Intervention position sounds like the role for you, we would love you to get in touch. Please apply online and one of the team will be in touch.