Department: Family and Child Care Generic Team
Location: Enniskillen
Contract type: Permanent, Temporary
Working Pattern: Full-time and Part-time hours
Salary range: Band 5: £27,055 - £32, 934 per annum pro rata, Band 6: £33,706 – 40,588 per annum pro rata (Incremental credit within this salary range will be applied as per post qualifying experience)
Job Summary
The Social Worker will be primarily responsible for the direct provision of quality social work services to children and families. He/she will normally work as a member of a social work team and under direction will be responsible for the management of a caseload. He/she will also be responsible for the direct discharge of statutory duties in respect of children in need. The social worker will also be expected to attend to his/her professional development through training, supervision and learning.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
• Direct practice with children and families
• Engage in direct work with children and families.
• Undertake assessment and case planning and to discharge a range of statutory
• responsibilities in respect of children in need.
• Participate in Child Protection and Looked After Children processes.
• Attend court and present evidence in legal proceedings.
• Participate in effective interagency and multi disciplinary practice.
• Engage with service users and carers to promote participation.
• Facilitation, and practice development
• Provide support and advice to others commensurate with own level of experience.
• Access and participate in research and other developmental activity relevant to improving standards of practice.
• Participate in the development of evidence based practice within the Child Care Programme.
• Promote high standards of social work practice.
• Governance and reporting responsibility.
• Liaise with relevant statutory, voluntary and independent sector organisations.
• Maintain clear records of work undertaken including assessment and review reports.
• Participate in a professional supervision process with Team Leader.
• Provide data for use in service development and monitoring performance and outcomes.
• Continuous Professional Development
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