Senior Social Worker - Care Management - Dudley

Full Job Description

Senior Social Worker - Care Management - Dudley - £35ph

Mbi Medical pleased to be working with Dudley council who are on the look out for a Senior Social Worker to join there care management team.

Job Purpose

- Contribute to the delivery of an effective children’s social care service as part of a social work team, improving outcomes for children and young people.

- Manage caseloads dependent upon experience, grade of post and complexity of cases, utilising specialist knowledge for appropriate interventions, needs assessments, care planning, and child protection investigations.

- Carry out high quality assessments, using child-centred, community focused, and multiagency interventions to bring about positive change through developing effective relationships, and to secure the best outcomes for children and young people.

- Ensure children and young people are adequately protected in line with Dudley LSCB, departmental policy and procedures, and relevant legislation.

Knowledge & Skills

- Demonstrates current knowledge of professional social work practice.

- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of the social work task.

- Demonstrates experience and understanding of key legislation.

- Skills in assessment, critical analysis and decision-making.

- Demonstrates evidence-based practice in social work assessments, decisions and interventions.

- Ability to communicate effectively in all formats.

- Ability to accurately record information in accordance to statutory requirements and timescales.

- Ability to prioritise conflicting demands.

- Ability to plan and effectively evaluate interventions and outcomes.

What You Need?

- Over 5+ years post qualified social services experience.

- Social Work England registered.

- Enhnaced DBS.

- Available within 1 week of interview