Liquid Personnel are currently recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to join the Disabled Children’s Team based in Northamptonshire.

The Disabled Children’s Team supports children with complex disabilities and the team consists of a Manager, Advanced Practitioners, Senior and Social Workers and Family Support works/Admin support
You will be working with Children 0-18 covering CIN, Child Protection, Court work and Children in Care. 

Your benefits as a Disabled Children’s Team Social Worker include: 

• Excellent starting salary
• Generous annual leave entitlement  
• Recruitment bonus of £6,000
• Flexible working
• Training and Development opportunities

Your duties as a Disabled Children’s Team Social Worker include:

• Promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of the child / young person throughout all aspects of work.
• Be responsible for managing an independent workload, ensuring legislative requirements are met to a high standard and within required timescales.
• Thoroughly assess, critically analyse, plan and implement suitable interventions for complex cases that fulfil statutory regulations, instigating proceedings and taking cases to court as required whilst effectively managing risk at all time and seeking support from senior team members when required.
• Produce concise, well-structured assessments, plans and reports, clearly recording and reporting analysis and judgements and ensuring that all recommendations are followed.
• Maintain accurate, up to date, evidence-based records safely and confidentially, in line with statutory requirements.
• Work with children, young people and families/carers to develop effective relationships through meaningful and purposeful direct work.
• Actively seek and understand service users needs and views to promote their participation in decision making and inform practice in assessment and planning in individual cases.

Your requirements as a Disabled Children’s Team Social Worker include:

• Qualified Social Worker, with a valid Social Work England registration
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Hold a full UK licence
• Post-qualified experience in Children’s Services

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