Children’s Social Worker (All Wales Pledge)

Job Description

Job Category: Social Care Qualified
Job location: 31 Chester Street, Wrexham, Wrexham Principal Area, LL13 8BG,
Wrexham County Borough Council
Hours per week: 37
Start date: Immediate start
Salary: £30.50 per hour
Postholders allocated to a Family Support Team which manages children subject to CASP, CP, PLO and Looked after children. Post holder will manage children until the initial looked after review is held, when the child will transfer to the court team.

Family Support Team operates a duty system, and the postholder will be required to undertake duty on a rota basis, respond immediately and effectively to safeguarding matters which arise, and support the allocated worker. Postholder will be required to understand the recording system to identify the child and those who may/may not be involved including other professionals, undertaking assessments and planning around immediate crisis responses to ensure proportionate response to the situation, whilst recognising and managing potential risks.

To ensure practice and subsequent decisions safeguard the welfare of children at risk of immediate risk of harm and make decisions in the best interest of the child.

To adapt and apply Social Worker techniques to ensure approach meets the needs of the individuals/ people needing care and support, their families and carers in need of support and work in partnership with others. To promote positive outcomes by taking appropriate action in the provision of professional support, advice and decisions to ensure that all individuals referred have a plan based on an assessment of need and that such plans are evidence based, recorded, reviewed and modified as appropriate.

To manage an allocated caseload which includes routine social work interventions, escalating those that are more complex and require a higher level of professional input.

The social worker will consolidate and develop the skills and knowledge gained through formal qualification, through mentoring and guidance from experienced practitioners and take on increasing levels of complexity, responsibility and independent decision making in their area of work. This includes working as part of a team providing support to adults/ adults at risk and children / children at risk, their families and carers.

Working with individuals/ people needing care and support, their families and carers in need of support, to identify and assess risks and identify support that minimises risk, guided on practice through management supervision, co-working on more complex cases with an experienced Social Worker or independently in line with the Social Worker’s development, knowledge and qualification JD