Social Worker – Permanency Team

Job Description

Job Title : Social Worker – Permanency Team
Job Category : Social Care – Qualified
Location : Guildhall Complex, Achieving for Children
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : 01/02/2023
Base Salary : £37,725.00

We are currently recruiting for a Social worker in a Children Looked After team, supporting children and young people aged 0 to 18 who are accommodated by Kingston and Richmond.
The Social Worker will act as a corporate parent to our children and be the lead professional. It will be key for them to understand and champion the views and wishes of our children and young people so that they may be supported to reach their full potential.
This role will involve working alongside other professionals, to ensure that a child and/or young person receives appropriate care, education and health services, and any other support needed to ensure their needs are appropriately met.

The Social Worker will support children living with relatives, friends of foster families and prospective adopters or children living in children’s homes and young people in semi-independent units. They will be responsible for ensuring their safety and supporting them towards independence by:
Undertaking regular statutory visits
Completing and updating assessments
Care Planning
Working as part of a professional network to meet the needs of the children and young people

The successful candidate will need to have the below
Completion of ASYE
Social work qualification
SWE registration