Children's Social Worker

Children’s Social Worker, Blackpool
Pay rate £41.91 per hour  
Duty and Assessment Team
Job Purpose: -
The post holder is expected to undertake case management independently and demonstrate an ability to adapt their approach from first principles to deal with more complex or unusual cases, assessing and managing risks appropriately.
The experience of the practitioner will be determined by the grade of the post offered at H1 or H2. Blackpool Council is an innovative organisation and is driving the implementation of the Knowledge and skills statement (KSS) from the Department for Health in preparation for the launch of the National Accreditation and Assessment Scheme. As such we would expect potential employees to reference individual practice to the KSS.
Job Outline: -

• Understand, contribute to and comply with key performance indicators.

• Take responsibility for the professional learning and development of others through supervision, mentoring, assessing, research, teaching, leadership and management
• Promote monitor and maintain Health Safety and Security in the workplace
• Apply social work ethical principles and values to guide professional practice
• Ensure we provide for and are committee to Our Children and take seriously our role as corporate Parents.
• Recognise diversity and apply anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive principles in practice