Assessment and Intervention Childrens Social Worker-North Devon

Assessment & Intervention, North Devon.

£38 per hour

We are seeking an experienced social worker to join Devon County Council to support their children and young people in North Devon. This is a fantastic opportunity to build meaningful and positive relationships with children, young people, and families; working closely with them to achieve positive outcomes that are family led, built on strengths, and achieve safety and stability keeping them safe through their childhood and beyond. Currently the Local Authority is working under an Ofsted Improvement Plan therefore they need experienced, robust social workers who have experience of good practice and are able to model this across the service with peers. 

About the Assessment Team
To support the children and families teams the LA have added 3 Specialist Practitioners to support with specialist assessments such as Reg 24’s, VA’s, Pre birth and Parenting Assessments. This supports the throughput within the court arena and allows practitioners to focus on the day to day assessments and interventions with children and families. The Assessment team is responsible for carrying out Child and Family Assessments and, when necessary, section 47 Child Protection enquiries to decide whether a child is in need of support from their Children and Families teams, requires protection or should be taken into care.  Their team of Social Workers, ASYE’s and Family Practitioners are managed and supported by the team Manager's.  

Candidates will be required in the office 5 days a week (duty week) and 3 days a week (non duty week), this is in order to support seeing children in a timely manner, working directly with families and also attend to any emergencies or s47 on your cases.  

Rate: Up to £38per hour