Qualified Social Worker - Assessment Team

Tripod Partners is wanting to recruit a Qualified Social Worker to join the Assessment team in Trumpington, Cambridgeshire.

Your role will be to provide a high quality and effective social work service to respond to the needs of vulnerable children and their families

Your essential required skills are:

* Ability to maintain high quality records, writing clear, concise, child-centred reports and plans

* Ability to create a rapport and build relationships with children/young people and their families using a person centred, strengths-based approach

* Ability to prioritise tasks, be accountable for managing own caseload and work to tight deadlines and targets

* Excellent communication and negotiation skills including the ability to deal with complex issues in a sensitive and appropriate manner.

* Commitment to and understanding of anti-racist, anti-discriminatory social work practice. Ability to positively challenge discrimination and oppressive behaviours.

* Ability to thrive in a complex, fast paced and demanding environment.

* Ability to lead, chair or participate in a range of multi-disciplinary meetings.

* Ability to work as part of a team, using own initiative and sharing expertise and experience with others.

Location: Trumpington, Cambridgeshire

Pay Rate: up to £40 per hour

Application closing date: 15 March 2024

Apply for more information or contact Kelly at Tripod Partners.

*Note: If you have not received response within 7 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful

Benefits of working with Tripod:

* Your own designated consultant and one point of contact

* CV review service

* Interview advice and preparation

* Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organisations throughout the UK

* Prompt and reliable payroll

* Free DBS and compliance service

* £500 referral fee