Senior Social Worker

• Significant post-qualifying social work experience in a Children & Families setting
• Experience of undertaking highly complex casework within a statutory children’s setting
• Experience of service delivery which is culturally sensitive and responsive to the needs of a multi-cultural community
• Experience of prioritisation, care planning and service delivery
• Demonstrable knowledge and experience in assessing complexrisk
• Experience of having to interpret, understand and make judgements on the complex interactions between the risk and protective factors in any given situation when arriving at a decision about whether the child or young person is suffering or is likely to suffer significant harm
• High-level knowledge and skills in gathering information from a range of sources, including direct observation of children and young people and their interactions with carers
• Ability to make timely judgments and decisions that are based on evidence and thorough analysis of all the information gathered
• Demonstrable ability to draw up specific practical plans with clear timescales that are based on high quality assessments, which set out the planned outcomes for the child or young person

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