Children’s Social Worker – Duty Team

Global Healthcare Jobs, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an experienced Social Worker within the Duty Team to work full time based in Wigan.

The salary for this permanent Social Worker Duty Team job is up to £37.890 per annum.

Main duties:

• Provide a high-quality social work practice to improve outcomes for children
• Undertake effective screening to analyse concerns and inform appropriate decision making
• Maintain up to date, detailed and accurate records of all cases through Liquid Logic and other recording tools
• Manage a complex case load, escalating cases to management as and when appropriate
• Assess the need and risk of children and their families at the earliest opportunity
• Use an asset-based approach to help keep children, young people and their families healthy, happy, safe and achieving
• Establish and maintain close working relationships with partners including Start Well, education services, police and the NHS
• Attend court as and when necessary
• Contribute to the overall development of services for children and their families
• Uphold and promote the high standards of the social care profession outlined in Social Work England
• Adopt the Signs of safety principles through day-to-day practice
• Maintain up to date registration with Social Work England in line with statutory regulations
• Ensure children, young people and their families have the same opportunities and feel like they belong and are included

Requirements of a Social Worker, Duty Team:

• A social work qualification or equivalent
• Understanding of relevant legislation
• A way to travel through out the brough and GM

Contact:
This Registered Social Worker Duty Team job is advertised by Harry Smy; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Global Healthcare Jobs is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Global Healthcare Jobs takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Global Healthcare Jobs is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.