We are currently looking for an experienced Children’s Social Worker to join a Referral & Assessment Team within Achieving for Children based in Kingston.

The successful Social Worker will be enthusiastic, passionate and have the drive to make a positive difference to children’s lives.

Benefits of this Social Worker role include:

• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Free or reduced parking rates
• Cycle to work scheme
• Annual season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers, and discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres and much more
• Excellent learning and development opportunities and schemes of support 
• A competitive and desirable retention package (to include a generous local government pension scheme) 
• A clear progression path when key qualification milestones are reached 
• Tools and models to support, including Signs of Safety 
• Reflective supervision from an experienced management team 
• Regular whole service away days    

Responsibilities of this Social Worker role include:

• Manage an agreed caseload of child and young people to safeguard and protect the welfare of young people
• Complete short-term work to meet needs and prevent long term involvement
• To prepare and maintain case records and other casework information
• Formulate care plans in partnership based on the child or young person’s assessment of need

Essential requirements of this Social Worker role include:

• You will need a relevant social work qualification and Social Work England registration
• Legal right to work in the UK
• Qualified as a social worker 
• UK Driving License holder

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