Principal Family and Assessment Worker(london)

We are currently seeking a fully qualified Social Worker to fill the position of a Family Assessment Worker in West London. You will be responsible for the day-to-day management, supervision and deployment of resources within your control to achieve the objectives of the department.

Duties:
1. To assist the Centre Manager in being responsible for the family assessment service and the supervised contact service and staff employed in those services, including qualified and unqualified workers from a range of disciplines, administrative and manual staff as directed, towards the achievement of the Department’s stated aims and objectives and to agreed quality levels within the allocated budget.

2. To assist the Manager of the Centre in ensuring that the running of the Centre complies with both Council and statutory requirements. To provide accurate information and access to records of staff and residents. To ensure that the well-being and safety of service users is maintained and to alert the external line manager to situations of high risk.

3. In conjunction with the Centre Manager to oversee and monitor the receiving, allocation, reviewing and closing of cases. This will include assessing the level of service to be offered, in each case prioritising and allocating incoming work to the team members in accordance with Departmental and legal instructions and guidelines and with due regard to Departmental priorities and ensuring that highest priority work is allocated. To manage the waiting list of work which falls to the team.

4. To provide supervision for members of staff for whom s/he is responsible including staff from both the supervised contact service and the family assessment service in accordance with Departmental procedures and guidelines to ensure that the work undertaken complies with Departmental and legislative standards and accords with relevant procedures and practice guidelines.

5. To organise rotas of team members appropriately to ensure an even presence of staff throughout the year while maintaining flexibility to meet situations of fluctuating demand.

Pay rate is within the range of £22 and £27 per hour

GSCC registration is essential

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If you are interested in this position please email your CV to socialwork@twrecruitment.com
Contact details

* Email: socialwork@twrecruitment.com
* Phone: 0845 880 1273