Qualified Social Worker | Assessment & Intervention Team | Devon County Council
About our Assessment Team
To support the children and families teams we have added 3 Specialist Practitioners to support with specialist assessments such as Reg 24's, VA's, Pre-birth and Parenting Assessments. This supports the throughput within the court arena and allows practitioners to focus on the day to day assessments and interventions with children and families.
Our Assessment team is responsible for carrying out Child and Family Assessments and, when necessary, section 47 Child Protection enquiries to decide whether a child is in need of support from our Children and Families teams, requires protection or should be taken into care. Our team of Social Workers, ASYE's and Family Practitioners are managed and supported by the team Manager's.
The candidates will be required in the office 5 days a week (duty week) and 3 days a week (non duty week), this is in order to support seeing children in a timely manner, working directly with families and also attend to any emergencies or s47 on your cases.
An agreed weekly agency accommodation / commuter travel allowance of up to £150 per week is offered for those living 50 miles or more from their work base. These claims to be evidenced with receipts.
To be considered, it is essential that you have a recognised Social Work qualification (Social Work Degree or Diploma in Social Work) and full Social Work England registration as well as recent or significant relevant experience in a similar role.
If you are interested in discussing this position in more detail please call 07824534126 and ask for Anton Mostert or email anton.mostert@caritas-recruitment.com
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