Agency Social Worker – Children With Disabilities Team
Bolton
Temporary, Full Time
£30 - £35 per hour
Ashberry Recruitment are currently recruiting for a number of agency Children Service Social Workers to join our client, Bolton Council.
This requirement is for an Social Worker to join their Children With Disabilities Team.
Starting date is ideally as soon as possible.
This is a full time post 37 hours week – initially for 3 months (likely to be extended via rolling/on-going contract) but we may be able to consider applicants on less hours.
Based in the Children with Disabilities team at Castle Hill working across the borough.
Our client is looking for the following:
- Experience of working with CWD and familiar with statutory processes
- Undertaking home visits to gather information to establish any safeguarding concern- initial child /family needs assessments
- Provide a service to children with disabilities and their families
- Work within the Courts, taking statutory action when necessary to protect a child
- Duty rota cover – front line social work
Interviews will most likely to be held remotely/virtually.
Ashberry Recruitment would ask that applicants meet the following:
- DIPSW or equivalent qualification in Social Work and will be registered with Social Work England as a qualified Social Worker.
- Have a full driving licence and car available for work along with business insurance.
- Have an enhanced and in date DBS certificate.
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to make good decisions based on the information available, ensuring effective relationships with other professionals.
- Can work within and contribute to a team.
- Possess knowledge of service needs for ethnic minority communities.
- Have confident IT skills and be able to navigate an electronic file system.
- Can write clear, concise, and robust reports.
- Have a flexible approach to work and working hours when the need arises.
- Contracts are generally full-time, but part time and flexible working hours may be considered. Contracts are normally offered over a 3-month period before rolling on for another 3 more months at a time.
With the current covid circumstances, there is home/remote/agile working available within a lot of these requirements along with suitable allocation of PPE.
Ashberry Recruitment have a team of specialist Social Work Consultants who are here to help you find your next contract and support you through your agency Social Work career.
Please contact Gavin our Senior Specialist Social Work Recruiter on 01282 525 510 or 01282 447729 should you like to discuss this vacancy or should you wish to discuss ANY other Social Work vacancies of any nature within the North of England and surrounding areas.
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