London Borough of Hackney are looking for Social Workers to join their Looked After Children Service.

This is a Full-Time Locum Social Work role.

About The Team:

The team ensures that children in care are safe, well-supported, and have their needs met.

This includes providing care placements, including foster care or residential care, and ensuring that their safety and well-being are regularly reviewed.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understanding of statutory duties, safeguarding laws, and local policies to ensure the safety and welfare of children.
• Capacity to assess children's needs, develop care plans, and identify risks and strengths, while working collaboratively with families and professionals.
• Skilled in building rapport with children, families, and multi-agency professionals, and gathering children’s views to inform planning.
• Ability to handle complex, challenging situations, make sound judgments, and take appropriate action, including when legal interventions are necessary.
• Knowledge of child development, trauma, attachment theory, and other relevant frameworks to guide practice.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams, engage with external agencies, and coordinate care and services for children.
• Capability to manage multiple cases, meet deadlines, and keep accurate records and case notes.
• Understanding of working with families from diverse backgrounds and commitment to inclusive, non-discriminatory practice.

About You:

• Knowledge of appropriate legislation, statutory guidance and working together to safeguarding children.
• Car Driver and Access to a vehicle is desirable.
• BA(Hons) in Social Work and to be registered with Social Work England (SWE).

What’s On Offer?

• £37.00p/h
• Hybrid Working
• “Good” Ofsted rated LA

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