Qualified Social Worker – Youth Justice

Qualified Social Worker
Youth Justice
Location: Cumbria
Pay rate:  £40 per hour

Are you an experienced and passionate Social Worker, looking for career progression? Pertemps Profession Recruitment are looking for experienced and passionate Qualified Social Workers to join Youth Justice Team. The ideal candidate will be Social Work qualified and have experience of working in frontline social work teams. The aim is to divert children from criminal behaviour. Within this context a YOS Social Worker will work in partnership with all appropriate agencies to assess, manage and review the delivery of programmes for Local Authority children who have committed offences.

This role is for you if:

• you are passionate about helping young people, acting both as a mentor and a figure of authority 
• you can understand and connect with children and young people from all backgrounds and situations, including those who have committed serious crimes, grown up in difficult settings or have mental health concerns

 
Working with children and young people in custody can be tough. They can be impulsive, in your face and test boundaries at every level. You’ll need to make quick but effective decisions. You’ll also need patience and resilience. You’ll be responsible for ensuring the security and safety of children and young people, and supporting them day-to-day in a custodial environment. Each shift you’ll work with children and young people supporting them to manage their behaviour and attend education, training and activities.  You’ll get the training and development you need to understand the individual circumstances for children and young people in custody, and how to react in complex or dynamic situations.
Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to be as efficient as possible.

Perfect candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England .
• SW, CSS, DipSW or Social Work Degree Creative, flexible, and forward thinking in approach.
• Work in a Social Services Directorate or other Statutory or Voluntary Agency.
• Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for individuals and their families
• Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
• Work with a range of client groups within an Agency
• Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans
• Committed to providing our service users with a high-quality service
• Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis
• Knowledge of legislation relating to general social work practice
• 4 Years plus Qualified

In this role you will:

• Use skills, knowledge, and experience to make full assessment of risks protection and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed case load.
• Use specialist communication skills to achieve optimum outcomes for service users.
• Devise individual care plans, taking account of diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.
• Offer advice and support to unqualified staff and students to assist development.

Details of the work to be carried out –
Working closely with the Service Improvement Leads you will respond to key focus areas of practice;

• Collaborating with the workforce to help influence a shift in culture and practice. Utilising both quantitative and qualitative performance data to improve and drive good practice forward in the service.
• Working with partner agencies to create a culture where everyone is ambitious to improve the service provided to children and young people.
• Using the voice of those with lived experience to support the development of our work within the Youth Justice Service.
• Provide support to colleagues and teams, driving forward best practice.
• Adapt to new areas of practice and continuously develop your knowledge to drive change within the service. 
• 2-3 days and when required for face to face meetings in the local authority

This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:-
Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to, easy registration process, referral schemes and incentives, ongoing compliance managed for you, prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.
 
This role is ideally located for those travelling from Preston, Fulwood, Blackpool, Carlise, Lancaster, Morecombe, Fleetwood, Garstang, Keswick, Coniston, Grasmere, Windemere, Kendal, Cockermouth, Brampton, Whitehaven, Kirkby Longsdale, Dalton in Furness, Barrow in Furness,  Windermere, Penrith, Workington

We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this is not the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO (Independence Reviewing Officer), BIA (Best Interest Assessor), MASH, Children Looked After, Localities, Children in Need. Child Protection, Support and Protect,  Youth Justice,  Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.

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