Do you have experience in Children's services?

Do you want to be part of a welcoming and experienced team?

Or are looking to step up to be a Senior Social Worker?

Barnsley Council are looking to recruit a social worker to support their Children and Young People service. The contract will be for an initial 3-6 months with potential for extension subject to internal circumstance and performance.

Competitive rate of £40 per hour available.

Responsible for:

• -Assess, plan, review and provide support to a child, family or carer with complex family or social care needs, taking full account of appropriate legal frameworks, policy, and guidance
• -Work collaboratively, building effective working relationships with other professionals, internally and externally.
• -Carry out an assessment or enquiry and plan responses to safeguard a child from abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
• -Arrange appropriate alternative care (including, where appropriate a permanent home) in collaboration with children, young people, and their parents/carers where the parents/carers cannot care for them.
• -Maintain up to date, accurate and high-quality records of activity on cases.
• -Participate in a range of planning and decision-making forums including case discussions, Strategy Meetings, Legal Planning meetings, Child Protection Conferences, Statutory Reviews
• -Write court reports and give evidence in relation to children at risk during legal proceeding.

Minimum Requirements:

• -SWE Registration
• -2 year post qualifying experience within UK
• -Eligibility to work in the UK

​Benefits of working with Randstad:

• -£300 referral scheme
• -Dedicated consultant
• -Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide
• -DBS and Compliance Service
• -Quick and Easy Registration Process
• -Access to CPD

To discuss this role or similar vacancies available please contact Nathan Emmerson via: ...