Qualified Social Worker | Front-Line Child Protection Team | Derby

Senior Social Worker | Front-Line Child Protection Team| Derby

4Recruitment Services require an experienced Social Worker to work within a Front-Line Child Protection team based in Derby. To be successful for this role, you are required to have a minimum of 2 years recent Social Work experience of working within a Front-Line Child Protection team.

The successful Social Worker will have experience of:

• To provide a service in line with statutory requirements and departmental priorities
• To participate in training as required in the interests of the service overall and of career development
• To participate in supervision
• To participate in team meetings
• To participate in emergency duty rota within specific role
• To participate in written recording or using new technology where appropriate
• Respond to public and other agencies by telephone, correspondence and direct contact in order to provide a service within departmental priorities
• Liaise with relevant external agencies e.g. police, health authority etc
• Liaise with relevant colleagues in other Divisions and Council Departments
• To be responsible for individual client case planning in line with the professional standards of the Department
• To be active in implementing the Council’s equal opportunities policy/in professional practice and service delivery
• To be responsible for professional decisions within the Department’s priorities framework and in relation to specific procedural guideline referring to consultation within management
• To undertake service development tasks as appropriate
• To familiarise themselves with departmental policies and procedures

To apply for this role you must have:

• A relevant Social Work qualification (BA/MA Social Work/DipSW or equivalent)
• Knowledge of child care law and the ability to apply it to situations where children may be at risk or needing to be looked after
• Be HCPC Registered
• Frontline Child Protection & Care Experience
• Be eligible to work within the UK
• Be a car driver

Salary is £32ph

4Recruitment Services is a specialist recruitment agency for Qualified Social Workers and Healthcare Professionals. We offer:

• An excellent referral scheme of £250 for each successfully placed referral
• HCPC certified complimentary training 
• 24 hour one on one specialist social work consultant based within your geographical area
• 4Recruitment Services Employee Benefits Programme
• Our own dedicated payroll support ensuring you get the full benefits of your payment 

To discuss this vacancy or other Social Work vacancies in your area – Please contact Billy Fagg on 0208 514 9139.