CSW Senior/Specialist (London MOC)

Job Category : Social & Health Care Qualified
Location : Sumner House, Southwark Council
Hours Per Week : 36.00
Start Date : Immediate Start
Start Time : 09:00
End Time : 17:00
Salary: £29.72

Must be a qualified Social Worker for 5+ years and registered with Social Work England.
Recent experience of working in a busy, fast paced duty and assessment service desirable.
Expectation is that the worker is office based at least 2x per week. During the team’s duty week this will be 5 consecutive work days. Duty week runs from Thursday to Wednesday across 2 weeks.

Knowledge, including educational qualifications: (E) assessed
(S/ I/ T)

1. Knowledge of childcare legislation, statutory guidance E I
   and the London Child Protection Procedures
2. Knowledge and understanding of child development,
   parenting capacity, environmental factors and risk and E I
   protective factors
3. Knowledge and understanding of current issues in
   children’s social work practice, particularly in relation to E I
   child protection and planning of interventions
4. Knowledge of roles and responsibilities of key E I
   children’s agencies
5. Knowledge of best practice for assessment and care
   planning, and some understanding of and commitment
   to the approaches within Southwark’s practice
   E I
   framework: systemic practices including Signs of
   Safety, restorative practices, and trauma/attachmentinformed approaches including Secure Base
   Experience:
6. Experience of direct social work with children and their
   families (including a recognised Social Work E S,I
   qualification and current registration with Social Work
   England).
7. Experience of working effectively as part of a team and E I
   balancing personal workload
8. Experience of preparing reports and presenting these
   within formal settings, such as court proceedings, E I
   fostering or adoption panels, youth justice panels, or
   other formal settings
9. Experience of successfully working in an E I
   anti-discriminatory way including addressing issues of
   racism, inequality and injustice
   Aptitudes, Skills & Competencies:
10. Ability to collate and analyse complex information, and
    produce good quality written information that is easily E I
    understood by others
11. Commitment to the principles of openness, transparency and accountability and to the principles in centred, family minded, strengths-based, evidence informed, relationship based, outcome-focused, fair and reflective)
12. Ability to formulate and implement effective social work
13. Ability to produce high quality reports with clear
14. Ability to develop professional relationships with children and their families
15. Ability to manage own workload and be accountable for
16. Computer literacy skills at a level to maintain case
17. Knowledge and awareness of issues relating to

communities from diverse backgrounds
Special Conditions of Recruitment:
Must hold a recognised social work qualification
Must have a current registration with Social Work England
Must be able to provide evidence of continuing professional development in line
with the Professional Capability Framework for Social Workers, to include either
successful completion of ASYE year, or significant recent experience in a social
work role within a statutory setting, working with children and families, and
attendance to appropriate training.
A satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at an enhanced level
is required.
Comply with and promote the Council’s Equal opportunities policy
Occasional requirements to work evenings and weekend