Senior Social Worker LBS-010

Job Category : Social & Health Care Qualified

Location : Sumner House, Southwark Council

Hours Per Week : 36.00

Start Date : 30/10/2023

Start Time : 09:00

End Time : 17:00

Salary: £21.64

To provide a comprehensive, effective, integrated, systemically-informed social work

service, within Southwark’s practice framework, managing complex cases. To deliver

excellent social work practice, assessing complex need, planning and working purposefully

with families, support networks and other professionals to manage risk, safeguard children

and promote positive outcomes. To provide a social work service which is both relationship[1]based and which responds in a timely manner within statutory guidelines. To work

collaboratively with the team, supporting the development of best practice and confident

practitioners through coaching and mentoring of students, newly qualified social workers

and less experienced practitioners.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Responsibilities (in line with the Knowledge and Skills Statements for Approved

Child and Family Practitioners

Relationships and effective direct work

1. Provide focused and purposeful systemically-informed social work within Southwark’s

practice framework, in complex situations, with explicit aims and objectives about

desired outcomes which are proportionate to each child’s identified risk and need.

2. Establish rapport, build and maintain professional, respectful, and honest relationships

with children and their families to develop trust and assist in safeguarding children,

resolving conflict and promoting positive and timely outcomes.

3. Deliver social work practice which is informed by statutory guidance, best evidence,

and research knowledge.4. Provide professional guidance, support and developmental opportunities with less

experienced or knowledgeable social work colleagues, including taking the role of

practice educator with social work students, and assessor of NQSWs in their ASYE

year.

Communication

5. Present complex information in writing and in person in a range of settings, including

professional input at child protection conferences and representing the Council at

Court.

6. Maintain case records and management information on appropriate systems,

ensuring that case files are organised and up to date.

7. Manage and organise complex information, producing comprehensive, analytic, high

quality reports which evaluate the most appropriate interventions and make cogent

arguments based on evidence.