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Children's Social Worker

Job Description

Children's Social Worker

Flintshire County Council is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Children's Social Worker to join their team. Flintshire CC is committed to providing a comprehensive social work service to children, young people, families and groups within the community.

The Role

You will be responsible for providing a service that meets primary needs, promotes development, and assists behavioural difficulties and vulnerabilities. The successful candidate will take responsibility for a caseload, develop and maintain professional relationships with children and young people and their families through direct casework, supervision, shared activity and counselling.

You will identify and assess risk of abuse, failure to protect, or harm to children, and advise senior managers as to any concerns in respect of children/young people with particular reference to them being at risk of abuse or harm. The successful candidate will also identify, contribute to and suggest ideas for good practice and its development, and take a lead in a special area of responsibility.

The Requirements

  • Qualified Social Worker
  • Registration with Social Care Wales, or a willingness to acquire
  • Enhanced DBS
  • Access to your own car
  • Experience of working with children and young people in a statutory setting
  • Experience of undertaking assessments and care planning

Apply Now

If you are interested, please call Chris Richardson on 01772 208964 or email me your CV - Christopher.richardson@servicecare.org.uk

If this role isn't right for you, but you know someone who would fit perfectly to our engaged and devoted team and you refer them, you will receive a referral bonus of £350.

The benefits of working with SCS:

  • A specialist dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact.
  • Exceptional referral bonuses - £350 per referral placed in to work!
  • An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK
  • Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.
  • Payroll service twice a week.
  • Ltd and PAYE payment options available.
  • Annual training budget of up to £250 and continued online CPD training.
  • Excellent Annual Loyalty schemes / bonuses.
  • DBS disclosures provided via fast-track online services free of charge.