Social Worker (Taunton and West Somerset)

Job Description

Job Title : Social Worker (Taunton and West Somerset)
Job Category : Social Care & Health Qualified
Location : County Hall, Somerset County Council
Hours Per Week : 37.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 08:30
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £30.44

Assessment and duty social worker – Taunton and West Somerset

What will I be doing?
Make on-going assessments of allocated cases to reflect individual circumstances including assessment of risk, and the need to ensure that children are protected from significant harm.
Responsible for a caseload of varying complexity, commensurate with experience, ability and qualification; receive and respond to referrals from various sources.
Assess the needs of children and facilities under the appropriate statutory frameworks.
Enable individual’s families and carers to address issues which affect their health, financial, emotional and social wellbeing.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?
You will be passionate about relationship-based social work, proud of your profession, and able to reflect and think creatively about how you can build relationships to make a difference to children and families.

You will need to be a qualified social worker registered with Social Work England and have substantial experience working with children and families in social work.

Anything else I should know?
The team for the west of the county are based in County Hall in Taunton, although we are very open to flexible working options. You will hold a full driving licence and have access to your own vehicle as travel is required.