CSW – Senior Social Worker / Specialist Social Worker – Court (Gr 8)

Job Description

Job Title : CSW – Senior Social Worker / Specialist Social Worker – Court (Gr 8)
Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : Civic Offices, London Borough of Sutton
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £27.64

A senior social worker within dedicated court team. They will need to be able to manage cases within court proceedings from initial hearing to final and then to adoption if needed. They will need to produce good standard of report writing and be able to give evidence in court. They will need experience of managing looked after children and children with CP plans. They will need experience of undertaking viability assessment and parenting assessments. This team only takes on cases within care proceedings so the social work MUST LIKE DOING COURT WORK. You will only hold cases within care proceedings (and a few supervision orders) and case going to adoption.
We have a protected cases load in view of the demand of court work.
The candidate must have court experience, knowledge and be able to write court reports, undertake parenting assessment and work with children placed with their parents, other family members or in our care.
The Court Social Worker will be based at home however will need to visit children, attend the office to undertake duty (approx. once every two weeks) and any face to face meeting.
They will receive good management support and have the opportunity to develop skills in undertaking viability assessments and parenting assessments.