Social Worker– Children’s Assessment Service South

Community Care Live; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A children's services provider in Abingdon is seeking a qualified social worker to join their team. You will play a critical role in conducting assessments and leading child protection investigations, working closely with families and multi-agency partners. The ideal candidate should have current Social Work England registration and demonstrate experience in statutory settings. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on children and families, ensuring they receive the support they need in a respectful and evidence-based manner.

Qualifications

• Current registration with Social Work England essential.
• Experience in statutory settings required.
• Commitment to evidence-based and child-focused assessments.

Responsibilities

• Lead Section 47 child protection investigations.
• Perform comprehensive assessments of children and families.
• Work in partnership with multi-agency partners.

Skills

Experience with children and families

Strong communication skills

Evidence-based assessment

Education

Qualified social worker

Social Work England registration

Job description

About Us

The Children’s Assessment Service provides an earlyresponse tosupport children and their families who may be in need or at risk of harm without our help.The team's purpose is to complete comprehensivechild and family assessments in partnership with children and their families, so we can ensure they receive the right help, at the right time.We do this with thesupport of our multi‑agency partners with whom we have developed strong relationships as part of Oxfordshire’scommitment to the Family Safeguarding Model.As you may expect, a children's assessment team is a fast‑paced environment providing a wealth of professional development opportunities and our social worker's have the privilege ofsupporting families at one of the earliest points of contact with children's services.We maintain a OFSTED rating of 'Good' overall and now we continue to work to ensure children and families receive an Outstanding service

About the Role

In this important role, you will be part of a duty rotation of social workers receiving assessments as they are referred by our Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub.You will also be responsible for leading Section 47child protection investigations where they are necessary, all with the support of experienced permanent managers.The role of a children's assessment social worker is critical in ensuring our children and their families receive thoughtful, evidence-based assessments that help them identify and make changes, and where necessary have a well developed further plan of intervention to support lasting changes.

About you

This is a key safeguarding role and our social workers are critical in ensuring children and families receive a safe, respectful and child-focused service.Therefore, for such an important role, you should be a qualified social worker with current Social Work England registration, and have completed the ASYE (or equivalent). You should have experience of working with children and their families in a statutory setting.Most importantly, you should share our commitment to delivering respectful, proportionate and evidence-based assessments that are child-focused and ensures children's voices really make a difference to what we do.