Children with Disabilities Social Worker

Eden Brown Synergy is currently recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to join Havering's Children with Disabilities Team on a locum basis.


This is an excellent opportunity to join a dedicated service supporting children and young people with disabilities and their families. You will be part of a specialist team focused on safeguarding, assessment, care planning and delivering positive outcomes for some of the boroughs most vulnerable children.


The successful candidate will work within a supportive team environment, with a requirement to attend the office 3 days per week.


Key Responsibilities
Undertake Child and Family Assessments for children with disabilities and complex needs
Manage a caseload of children subject to Child in Need, Child Protection and Children Looked After plans
Complete statutory visits, reviews and assessments within required timescales
Develop and implement robust care and support plans to improve outcomes for children and families
Work in partnership with parents, carers, schools, health professionals and partner agencies
Attend and contribute to strategy meetings, child protection conferences, core groups and looked after reviews
Undertake safeguarding investigations and risk assessments where required
Prepare high-quality court reports and assessments when necessary
Promote the voice of the child and ensure their wishes and feelings are central to planning and decision-making
Maintain accurate and timely case recordings in line with statutory requirements and local authority procedures


Essential Requirements:
To be considered for this role, candidates must meet DfE agency worker requirements and have:
den Brown Synergy is currently recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to join Havering's Children with Disabilities Team on a locum basis.

If you are an experienced Children with Disabilities Social Worker looking for your next locum opportunity in a well-supported local authority team, we'd love to hear from you.

Don't forget Eden Brown Synergy offers a 250 referral bonus for Social Workers. If this role isn't for you but you know someone suitable, ask them to get in touch. 250 could be on it's way to you! Your expert recruitment consultant is Becky Dewis, call today on (phone number removed) or email (url removed) Eden Brown Synergy is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Eden Brown Synergy is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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