Qualified Social Worker, First Response Team, Trafford CouncilPay rate £37 per hourContract roleVitalis are recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to work in a First Response Team in Trafford Council.This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a service that brings together and aligns our Family Help Services with our Front Door of Social Care. These are non- case holding social work roles that are about reaching out into the community, supporting the Families to build upon their strengths and access support where necessary.Do you have partnership skills? Can you take advice and guidance to another level by stepping out and showing how to bring a plan together, assess risk, draw partners together and enable effective intervention with families. Are you confident in your knowledge of risk, of levels of need and able to engage others kindly, building relationships in the community and making a difference for families?Your knowledge and confidence will be useful in supporting the Front Door, taking referrals and working alongside First Response Advisors and partners to share information, identify risk and strengths and facilitating work transfer to the right place at the right time. You may be required to work outside of core business hours in line with the needs of the service.As an Advanced Practitioner you will coach, support and supervise designated staff or students and support their professional development.Please get in touch for more information. Don't forget, if this role isn't the perfect fit, we're confident we can find one that is. We recruit across a wide range of public sector specialisms, including:Independent Reviewing Officer (IRO)
