Social Work Assistant - Birmingham
| Job Title: | Social Work Assistant - Birmingham |
| Contract Type: | Temporary |
| Location: | West Midlands |
| Industry: | |
| REF: | 1009067 |
| Job Published: | 14 days ago |
Job Description
Birmingham
27/10/2024 – 3 months initially
Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm, 36.5 hrs/week (office based and in the community, visiting families)
Our client are seeking a Social Work Assistant to join an Assessment Team based in Birmingham.
- Assessing relatives or friends to care for children & young people, when their own parents are not able to
- Supporting the work completed within your social work team
- Contacting potential Connected Persons Foster Carers / Special Guardians to introduce yourself/the service and talk through the stage one checks & references required as part of the full Form C (Coram BAAF) assessment
- Provide an overview of the assessment process, why this is taking place and what will be expected from applicants
- Meet with potential applicants and help them complete paperwork, check ID for the purposes of DBS checks and to ensure people have the correct paperwork and understand the process for requesting a full adult medical with their GP
- Promote the welfare of children and young people
- Provide practical day to day support to children and their families
- Support social workers within the service to complete the full Form C (Coram BAAF) assessment; this may include completing one to one sessions with applicants, or supporting with other documentation (i.e. health & safety checklist, safer care agreement, chronologies etc)
- Work alongside Social Workers and other professionals across the Trust including child care social workers, legal representatives, GP’s and the medical advisor
- Keep and maintain records, ensuring these are up to date
- Keep up-to-date with changes to legislation, court rules, policies, procedures and best practice development
- Attend meetings and reviews where necessary
- Relevant qualification
- Experience working with children and families in a care setting - understanding of the legislative framework applying to working with children and families in a statutory setting
- Key effective communication and positive relationship skills
- Strong administration and IT skills, as your time will be split between office-based tasks and work in the community, visiting families
- The ability to work effectively with colleagues and other agencies; solve problems, negotiate and make decisions
- Enhanced DBS registered to the update service
Please email all CVs to Sammy Davis or call 02085149110 mobile 07570 819 831
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