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Social Worker – Safeguarding Team – Northampton

  • Location: Northampton
  • Salary: £38ph umbrella
  • Hours: Full-time (37 hours)

Duration of assignment: 26 weeks / ongoing
IR35 status: Inside IR35


Safeguarding and Children’s Services

To deliver and provide social work services, at a level appropriate for a professionally qualified post, to young people and families to ensure the welfare of children and young people is safeguarded and they are protected in accordance with the legal and statutory obligations of the Client.

The role will cover a designated area of work within the Children and Young People’s Service. The Client provides support to families in need using a range of services including Initial Assessment, Children in Need Teams, Specialist Children’s Looked After Teams, Children with Disabilities Teams and Adoption and Fostering Services.

Requirements:

  • CQSW/CSS DipSW/Degree in Social Work or Home Office letter of Recognition, or equivalent.
  • This post requires satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service clearance HCPC registration
  • At least 3 years’ post-qualification experience in the role
  • Experienced qualified social worker working within family safeguarding team.
  • Experience in safeguarding required.
  • Working with families on child in need and child protection plans.
  • Working with children in care whilst care proceedings ongoing.
  • Long term care planning – adoption work
Industry: Health & Social Care
Contract Type: Temporary
Hours: Full-time
Location: East of England

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