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Our client Herefordshire council is looking for a Social Worker to join their Family Help North Locality team.

As a Social Worker within the Family Help team, you will play a vital role in supporting children, young people, and their families to achieve positive and sustainable outcomes. Working within a locality-based team, you will lead and manage a complex caseload, acting as the Family Help Lead Practitioner to deliver effective help, protection, and intervention.

You'll assess needs, identify risks, and develop tailored Family Help Plans, working closely with partner agencies to ensure coordinated and multi-agency support. The role includes chairing and contributing to key meetings such as Child in Need, core group, and strategy discussions, as well as undertaking risk assessments and safeguarding work when concerns arise.

You will build strong, restorative relationships with families and professionals, enabling meaningful change while promoting the safety and welfare of children, including those in the looked-after system. Accurate recording, report writing (including court work), and contributing to decision-making are key aspects of the role.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Our client Wokingham borough council is looking for a Qualified social worker to join their Family Help pod.

• Provision of high quality, relationship-based social work to children, young people and families, ensuring their safety and promoting positive outcomes through effective, child-centred practice
• Delivery of robust safeguarding practice in line with statutory responsibilities for children in need, child protection, and looked after children
• Working collaboratively with families and partner agencies to co-produce purposeful plans that support sustainable change and strengthen family networks
• Contribution to effective multi-agency working, maintaining strong professional relationships to improve outcomes for children and young people
• Maintaining high standards of recording, report writing, and court work in line with legislative and organisational requirements
• Championing corporate parenting principles and promoting the best outcomes for children in care and care leavers
• Delivering effective and efficient practice in line with the Wokingham Practice Model, ensuring value for money and high-quality service delivery

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Our client Luton Council is looking for a Qualified social worker to join their Family Help team.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Complete clear, accurate and holistic professional assessments of need and risk in respect of children and families using the Department of Education and Luton's effective support document for children in need and potential significant harm. Taking the lead role to co-ordinate the multi-agency approach to prevent and address child protection issues and children in need.
• Undertake statutory duties under The Children Act 1989 and other legislation and guidance relating to children and families e.g. care proceedings, arrangements for adoption/permanency, risk assessments and investigations in relation to the protection of children. Including arrangements for obtaining and carrying out Court Orders, attending court as the Council's representative.
• Creating effective SMART plans referring to the Practice Framework, using the appropriate available resources ensuring needs are met through negotiation and consultation with professional colleagues and service users. Promote anti discriminatory practice and the empowerment of children and families.
• Build positive relationships with children and their families through promoting participation and undertaking direct work to ensure that their voices, wishes and feelings are heard.
• Update and maintain high quality and accurate case files in the council's social work database, Liquid Logic, ensuring that all key information and plans are recorded within timescales and comply with General Data Protection Regulations.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Senior Social Worker Family Help Portsmouth City Council

Location: Portsmouth City Council

Pay: £42ph

Office Working: 4 Days per week

Contract: Locum

We are currently working with Portsmouth City Council to find an experienced Social Worker for their Family Help Team in the Children s Services. With a stable management team and a mostly permanent workforce, Portsmouth City Council are looking for someone with solid experience to be able to pick up a caseload and support their service.

Duties

• Completing Section 47 s and section 17 enquiries
• Undertake Section 7and 37 reports, as well as attending Court, and providing analysis and evidence-based recommendations
• Long term engagement with families, including direct work, capturing the voice of the child
• Write conference reports and attend conferences, such as Core Group Meetings

What you need

• Social Work Qualification
• Social Work England registration
• Enhanced DBS (provided by us)

Why use us?

At Sheldon Phillips, you are not just a number on a board, you are someone we get to know, creating a personal job search that is as individual as you are. Our expert team are trained to ensure that your needs are met, our compliance procedures are quick and efficient, while making sure you find the job you really want.

If you are interested in this Senior Social Work role in a Family Help Team in Portsmouth, give Ellis Russell a call on (phone number removed) or email me on (url removed)

Our client Luton Council is looking for a Qualified social worker to join their Family Help team.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Complete clear, accurate and holistic professional assessments of need and risk in respect of children and families using the Department of Education and Luton's effective support document for children in need and potential significant harm. Taking the lead role to co-ordinate the multi-agency approach to prevent and address child protection issues and children in need.
• Undertake statutory duties under The Children Act 1989 and other legislation and guidance relating to children and families e.g. care proceedings, arrangements for adoption/permanency, risk assessments and investigations in relation to the protection of children. Including arrangements for obtaining and carrying out Court Orders, attending court as the Council's representative.
• Creating effective SMART plans referring to the Practice Framework, using the appropriate available resources ensuring needs are met through negotiation and consultation with professional colleagues and service users. Promote anti discriminatory practice and the empowerment of children and families.
• Build positive relationships with children and their families through promoting participation and undertaking direct work to ensure that their voices, wishes and feelings are heard.
• Update and maintain high quality and accurate case files in the council's social work database, Liquid Logic, ensuring that all key information and plans are recorded within timescales and comply with General Data Protection Regulations.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to £250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Our client Wokingham borough council is looking for a Qualified social worker to join their Family Help pod.

• Provision of high quality, relationship-based social work to children, young people and families, ensuring their safety and promoting positive outcomes through effective, child-centred practice
• Delivery of robust safeguarding practice in line with statutory responsibilities for children in need, child protection, and looked after children
• Working collaboratively with families and partner agencies to co-produce purposeful plans that support sustainable change and strengthen family networks
• Contribution to effective multi-agency working, maintaining strong professional relationships to improve outcomes for children and young people
• Maintaining high standards of recording, report writing, and court work in line with legislative and organisational requirements
• Championing corporate parenting principles and promoting the best outcomes for children in care and care leavers
• Delivering effective and efficient practice in line with the Wokingham Practice Model, ensuring value for money and high-quality service delivery

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to £250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Our client Manchester city council is looking for a Adults Senior Social Worker to join their Early Support team.

Key Role Accountabilities:

• Be responsible for carrying out social work duties, including care co-ordination, in relation to the most complex cases requiring the highest levels of skills, knowledge, and professional expertise.
• Undertake a key role in cooperation with partners and stakeholders to ensure safeguarding processes and procedures are in place to protect individuals.
• Identify, challenge and develop solutions to any possible safeguarding risks for vulnerable residents of the city.
• Work in conjunction with and provide consultation to partner agencies to deliver effective planning to ensure positive outcomes for vulnerable residents of Manchester. This will include representing the City Council at a range of meetings, proceedings and reviews as required.
• Actively engage in team and service development including the promotion of innovative and new ideas and techniques to improve service performance and outcomes.
• Efficiently prepare and produce high quality documentation and reports and contribute to effective data recording in accordance with statutory accountabilities and timescales to improve outcomes and the safeguarding of individuals.
• Proactively establish, develop and maintain relationships with partner agencies and stakeholders to provide individuals with the opportunity to access suitable services which will assist them in achieving their agreed goals.
• Personal commitment to continuous self-development and service improvement. Through personal example, open commitment and clear action, ensure diversity is positively valued, resulting in equal access and treatment in employment, service delivery and communications.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Our client Sefton MBC is looking for an Assistant Team Manager to join their Early Help service.

Job responsibilities

• Be accountable for the day to day management of a team of Social Workers and other professionals in the delivery of statutory and legislative duties and requirements.
• Manage the team to safeguard and promote the welfare of vulnerable children and young people in Sefton whilst effectively managing risk.
• Ensure the key performance targets as they apply to the team, the service and the Council are met. Carry out this role in a collaborative manner that promotes equality of opportunity and joint working with other teams across the Council and partners, while challenging and supporting the team to ensure timely and suitable outcomes for child, young people and their families and embedding the Council's values into the work of the team and peers.
• Take a leading role in promoting, delivering and embracing Sefton's child care policies and help deliver our vision of making our children safe, secure and successful.
• Use all multi-disciplinary resources available to ensure that the quality of practice with children, young people and families is of a consistently high quality, is cost effective and that quality service standards are met.
• Support the day to day management of the team, appropriate support and challenge to ensure the delivery of high quality services that safeguard the welfare of children and young people. Make effective day to day use of all available professional resources and use a range of theoretical, evidence based and practical approaches to develop and implement effective interventions and support for children and families both within and outside of the family home.
• Manage the distribution of caseloads to ensure that needs are met appropriately. Support and challenge the team to meet the requirements around thresholds for cases, managing the preparation of high quality reports for court or other purposes, providing expert advice to guide the team through legal and organisational processes as required.
• Support and challenge the team in the completion of assessments, plans, toolkits based on identified need and achieving KPI's, ensuring at each point of risk is evaluated, decisions and management oversight are recorded on the case file and any issues or concerns are escalated to the Team Manager .
• Using Performance data and findings from audits and feedback from families and other professionals including complaints and compliments to continuously improve practice (add in TM too )
• Chair meetings to a high standard, supporting social workers as required.
• Co-work complex cases with team members as required Supervise social workers and non-qualified staff as per Sefton's supervision policy, supporting and supervising social work students, acting as a mentor to support them through their professional training.
• Lead group supervision to a high standard ensuring that all team members are aware of progress on cases.
• Provide day to day supervision on case work to a high standard.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

Our client Coventry city council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their Help and protection - families for all hub.

Core Knowledge

• Work with adults, children and families in accordance with relevant legislation, local and national guidance and departmental policies and procedures. This is relevant to all aspects of the role; Adults, Children's, Youth Justice and Housing.
• Have a thorough working knowledge of relevant legislation, national standards, guidance, research, departmental policy and procedures, and institute legal processes where necessary.
• To keep up to date with relevant professional developments in relation to Childrens, Housing and Adults' social care.
• Attend and provide direct responses, support and guidance in a timely way with flexibility to ensure the safeguarding of service users with often complex and evolving needs.
• Carry out complex assessments and social work support to departmentally determined professional standards.
• In collaboration with children and families and other practitioners/agencies, coordinating a clear risk management to ensure the welfare of theperson and/or family until core working hours are resumed.
• Delivering direct support and interventions to children and families.
• Where necessary, providing instructions to legal services and providing representation within Court.
• Liaise, and to work jointly, with colleagues and staff from other agencies, as appropriate, and liaise with other agencies on behalf of existing service users.
• Have reached the level of ability where they can operate self-sufficiently (within normal arrangements for management accountability) in the application of relevant legislation, policy, procedures and social work theory.
• Accept full responsibility for managing incoming calls and requests for safeguarding advice which will include more vulnerable service users and those with particularly complex problems where liberty/safety are at stake.
• Maintain performance and develop practice and experience in line with personal targets as agreed with line manager through supervision.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.

My client London Borough of Hackney is looking for a Qualified Social Worker to join their Family help service.

PURPOSE

• To provide a high quality and effective social work service to respond to the needs of children and their families in a timely manner and within statutory guidelines. To assess need, plan and deliver focused intervention to safeguard children and promote positive outcomes. Guidance, support and supervision will be provided in line with the individual's experience and capabilities and in line with our Supervision Policy.
• Newly qualified Staff at grade P01 will undertake all work with support, close supervision and guidance and will have a reduced caseload.
• Upon successful completion of the ASYE, Social Workers will automatically move to P02.

Key Accountabilities

Assessment

Outcome: To provide a clear and accurate assessment of a child and his/her family's needs in line with statutory guidance

• To undertake interviews, observation and gather information from children, families and other agencies. To analyse, summarise and evaluate this information to provide a holistic assessment of a child's needs
• To understand the context of child development, parenting capacity and family and environmental factors in which to establish the needs of an individual child
• To assess and balance risk and protective factors within a child protection framework.
• To provide written and verbal reports which are concise, informative and based on analysis of complex evidence.
• To review and reassess when necessary and be open to a change of view in response to new evidence.

Planning and service delivery

Outcome: To provide focused and purposeful social work interventions with explicit aims and objectives about desired outcomes within the context of managing risk to children

• On the basis of assessed needs, to devise written plans for intervention and/or care for children and their families.
• To carry out planned interventions using a range of tried and tested methodologies including systemic and social learning theory approaches.
• To use research findings and statutory guidance to inform social work practice.
• To utilise problem solving skills within the context of a professional relationship with parents and their children.
• To develop and manage Child Protection Plans for all children who require them in line with child protection procedures.
• To provide and present concise reports about complex information in line with the requirements of the London Child Protection Procedures, and the court.

Direct work with children and their families

Outcome: To build a professional relationship with children and their families and to use that relationship to safeguard children and promote positive outcomes

• To communicate effectively with children and their families, ensuring that their views and wishes are heard, and recorded accurately. To establish rapport and build a respectful, honest and trusted relationship with children and their families, particularly their parents and / or main carers.
• To respond in a timely manner to all contacts from children and their families.
• To ensure that children and their families are provided with written reports about their circumstances and plans for intervention
• To understand and respect the rights of children
• To deal promptly and sensitively to complaints from service users within the framework of the Council Complaints Procedure
• To ensure all matters in respect of child protection are dealt with promptly, effectively and in line with the child protection procedures

Accountability

Outcome: To take responsibility and be accountable for all work undertaken as directed by the Screening Referral Manager/ Team Manager

• To manage the workload as directed and organise and plan work activities taking into account the need to prioritise tasks and responsibilities.
• To take responsibility for your own professional development by attending supervision, appraisals and learning and training opportunities.
• To ensure that statutory responsibilities are undertaken for children including visiting children, arranging reviews, reporting to the court, delivering within timescales and meeting any other national and local performance targets.
• To maintain management information about children and their families by inputting data in line with the IT frameworks which have been adopted by the service.
• To maintain case records, keeping case files well organised, up to date and able to provide concise and accurate information about a child's circumstances and plans.
• To take responsibility for maintaining a staff presence within the social work unit to respond to unplanned calls or events, by partaking in rotas or other cover arrangements.
• To keep up to date with research knowledge of social learning theory and systemic approaches.

Benefits of working with Remedy

• A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
• Top tier supplier across London giving us first access to jobs
• Referral bonus - up to 250 per person placed.
• Double payrolls each week.

Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.