CSW - Senior Social Worker - Children Looked After & Leaving Care (GRADE K-L)
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Who You Are
You are a passionate figure with the main purpose of providing Leaving Care Support Services for children via Pathway Assessment and Planning Process. This includes areas such as health, education, training, employment, accommodation, personal support, and more. You empathize with individual service users, resolving to protect their welfare through necessary support, advice, assistance, and counselling, all within the regulations and expectations of the Council's policies and procedures.
What the Job Involves
Your responsibilities include managing a caseload to monitor and review support plans, detailed attention towards individual strengths and steps towards independence. Developing services or advice to fulfil needs in several areas such as health, education, accommodation, and others. Cooperation with other specialists and agencies. Maintaining case records and staying within the Council's policies and budgetary limits. Dutiful participation in office duty arrangements and emergency cover when required.
Skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to manage caseloads effectively
- Knowledge of relevant childcare, mental health and community care legislation
- Ability to conduct Pathway Assessments and Plans
- Capable of working within budgetary constraints
- Efficient in fulfilling procedures and statutory duties
- Ability to initiate and maintain effective cooperative relations with agencies, specialists, service users etc.
- Counselling skills
- Ability to offer appropriate support, advice and guidance