Children’s Social Worker / Children in Our Care

Children’s Social Worker
Team: CIOC

Details:
Blackburn with Darwen Children’s Services, who have recently been graded ‘Good’ in its full ILACS Ofsted inspection, require a full time (5 days per week) social worker in its Children in our Care Team. There is hybrid working with an expectation of at least 3 days minimum to be office based but to be flexible on this as required as per service needs.

The candidate must have relevant experience in frontline Children’s social work in local authorities and be competent at managing a caseload, data inputting and keeping case records up to date.

To support Children In Our Care living with parents, relatives, family friends or foster families or children living in residential and semi-independent settings.

To achieve permanence and the best possible outcomes for children and families .

• To undertake child and family assessments, in partnership with the Child, their parents or carers and other agencies, ensuring that the child and the child’s voice is central to the assessment, with appropriate consideration and analysis of risk.

• Together with children and young people and/or their parents or carers, to produce an outcome focussed Care plan and/or Pathway Plan that will meet the needs of the child, safeguard the child and promote permanence.

• To ensure that the views of children and young people are captured and represented clearly and that children and young people have the opportunity to participate in the co-production of their plans, assessments etc.

• To provide support, guidance, advice and services to children, young people and families/ carers to ensure that issues of concern are identified and are addressed in a timely manner and that the needs of the child are reassessed and reviewed as appropriate.

• To promote the welfare of children and young people in accordance with the Children Act 1989 criteria, and taking account of other relevant legislation as appropriate.

• To ensure that children and young people are safeguarded and protected from harm, and positive outcomes are promoted through timely intervention.

• Be involved in permanency planning for children, ensuring their holistic needs are met in their long-term placement.