Social Worker

Are you a passionate and dedicated Social Worker committed to safeguarding children and strengthening family connections? Do you thrive on building positive relationships and conducting thorough assessments? If so, we have an opportunity for you to join our supportive and dynamic Kinship Care team. We are seeking a skilled Social Worker to undertake comprehensive kinship assessments, playing a crucial role in identifying safe and nurturing placements for children within their extended family network. This is a rewarding chance to make a tangible difference in the lives of vulnerable children and contribute to a service that prioritises family-based care. If you are ready for a challenging yet fulfilling role where your expertise will be valued, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits of our brilliant rewards package include:

• Flexible Hours: Control your work hours and choose assignments that fit your lifestyle.
• Competitive Pay Rates: We offer highly competitive remuneration for each placement.
• Professional Development: Opportunities to work across various departments, enhancing your skills and broadening your expertise.
• Free training: Keep up to date with your Continuous Professional Development.
• Pension Scheme: Contributory pension.
• Referral Bonus: Receive £300 in vouchers (subject to Ts and Cs).
• Weekly payroll: Randstad runs a twice weekly payroll, enabling you to control your finances by receiving weekly pay.
• Dedicated Support: Our team is here to assist you at every step, from onboarding through the entirety of your placement. We can even help with sourcing accommodation and travel, if required.

The Role:

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Social Worker to join our dedicated Kinship Care Team. In this crucial role, you will be responsible for undertaking comprehensive assessments of potential kinship carers for children who are unable to live with their parents. This will involve:

• Conducting thorough and robust assessments of prospective kinship carers, adhering to relevant legislation, policies, and procedures.
• Gathering and analysing information from a variety of sources, including interviews with family members, background checks, and existing agency records.
• Preparing clear, concise, and analytical assessment reports, providing evidence-based recommendations regarding the suitability of kinship placements.
• Working collaboratively with children, families, foster carers, and other professionals to ensure the best outcomes for children.
• Providing support and guidance to kinship carers throughout the assessment process.
• Contributing to the development and delivery of training and support for kinship carers.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date case records in accordance with Council policy and data protection regulations.
• Participating in team meetings, supervision, and relevant training opportunities.

Qualifications and Skills:

• A recognised Social Work qualification (e.g., BA/MA in Social Work, DipSW).
• Registration with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) as a Social Worker.
• A full driving licence and access to a vehicle.

This could be the perfect position in which to realise your career goals.

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Why let this opportunity slip through your fingers?

Do you have some more questions regarding this or any other role?

If you are interested in discussing the position further, please contact Leah Rowley on [phone removed] or email for a confidential discussion. If you are happy to move forward with the process and are successful to be put forward for this role, a conversation can also be arranged with the Manager to discuss the details about the position further. This gives you the opportunity to ask more questions and to assess if this is the right role for you.

Being a preferred supplier to numerous local authorities and NHS trusts, we can give you access to a wide range of vacancies.

Are you thinking about a change in your career? Whether you are an existing locum or you are new to the locum market and are exploring your options, we have opportunities that are exciting, well paid and flexible.

I have over 21 years experience recruiting within the healthcare market. If this particular role does not sound quite right for you, we have a wide selection of roles across the country that may not be advertised. We are also able to source a particular role to suit your requirements, so whether you work with children or adults in any particular speciality, please get in touch to see how we can support you!

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.

Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.

experience

Children services

skills

be able to manage challenging situations,be person centred,can work as an individual or part of a team,caring,competent at dealing with all stakeholders,critical thinking,emotional intelligence,empathy,handling medication,non-judgemental,oral communication,organisational,passionate,patience,report writing (incident logs and daily plans etc),resilient,show initiative,time management,tolerance,understanding,work well under pressure,written communication

qualifications

university

education

BA in social work