Assistant Social Worker
- Location:
- London jobs
- Salary:
- 13 Per Hour PAYE Hourly Rate
- Company:
- Colbern Limited
- Job type:
- Contract jobs
- Date posted:
- 04/11/2009 17:26
- Job id:
- 45847676
- Contact:
- Bernie Gough
- Ref:
- Totaljobs/758313-89 98-9308
Assistant Social Worker
London
Contract
Now until end of January 2010
£13.00 per hour PAYE
We are a recruitment company and our client is looking for a number of Assistant Social Workers to work with the Team Manager in the Children & Families Family Support Teams.
To offer a direct service to children and families. This will include counselling, welfare rights information, practical help and advice and liaison with other agencies.
To assist in gathering information required in the assessment of children and families and their eligibility for services.
To assess and/or review the social needs of users and carers whose problems present as less complex. This will largely entail the assessment and/or reviews of children and families. This will entail home visits to users.
To participate in the duty system on a rota basis.
To undertake problem solving of a straightforward kind, e.g. liaising with other agencies, mobilising/co-ordinating resources to meet users needs, including straightforward care packages.
To work alongside qualified staff with users whose needs are more complex.
To undertake practical tasks, e.g. escort duties, taking children for contact.
To give advice and assistance in accessing other services, e.g. housing.
To attend case conferences, child care reviews, staff meetings, ward rounds, meetings with specialist agencies, educational reviews and individual programme planning meetings and contribute to the formulation and monitoring of a package of support for individuals.
To keep full records on paper and electronically of work done in a form prescribed by the Department and where agreed with other specialist agencies.
To identify child protection issues on cases held and report to bring to the attention of the managers.
To participate in training programmes as required.
To liaise and co-operate with other departments, other statutory agencies, voluntary agencies and other agreed specialist agencies.
To carry out any other duties at the same level as may from time to time be required.
Candidates need to be able to demonstrate a few years relevant work experience in the social work children and families support team.
Enhance CRB disclosure required.
