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QSW Team Manager - Looked after Children & Care Leavers Your new role The Team Manager will take operational responsibility for a team of social workers delivering the Council's statutory responsibilities for children in respect of: The assessment and care planning of children in need, including those in need of protection and subject to legal proceedings Direct work with children and families to achieve desired safety and well-being outcomes. Promoting the achievement of permanence by looked after children and care leavers through assessment and care/permanence planning up to the second... more ->
Leaving Care Social Worker, Permanent Your new company Our vision is A Southend Where All Children Achieve Success. By joining Southend City Council as a Social Worker, you will be key to making our vision a reality for all children. You will be joining a service where we demonstrate with pride that: All paths lead back to the child. We spend time getting to know each child and their story. We do what we say we're going to do. We work with the whole family. No matter what, we aim to make things better. You will provide support to work to the highest standard using our model of practice,... more ->
QSW Assistant Team Manager MASH Your new company Are you passionate about providing appropriate support and challenge to ensure the delivery of high quality services that safeguard the welfare of children and young people? Then we have an Assistant Team Manager role available for you in the MASH team in Referral & Assessment service.The Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) is the first point of contact for all potential safeguarding concerns in relation to children. MASH is a co-located team which brings together agencies and their information, in order to identify risks to and needs of... more ->
Social Worker Safeguarding and Care Planning Team Your new role To discharge the authority's responsibilities under the Children Act 1989 and other relevant legislation with respect to children in need, particularly those in need of protection and those looked after by the authority. The Safeguarding and Care Planning Service is currently split into two services: East & West. This is due to the geographical size of the borough. We work on the premise that children should be raised within their families wherever possible and providing it is safe for them. We recognise that unfortunately, some... more ->
QSW Team Manager Safeguarding and Care Planning Your new role The Safeguarding and Care Planning Service works in partnership with other agencies such as Police, Health and Education, and aims to ensure children grow up with the best life chances and receive safe and consistent care. The team works on the premise that children should be raised within their families wherever possible providing it is safe for them. We recognise that unfortunately some families struggle to care and/or consistently meet the needs of their children and need our support. The team works with children who are subject... more ->
Qualified Social Worker Senior Practitioner Safeguarding & Care Planning Team Your new role The Safeguarding and Care Planning Service works in partnership with other agencies such as Police, Health and Education, and aims to ensure children grow up with the best life chances and receive safe and consistent care. The team works on the premise that children should be raised within their families wherever possible providing it is safe for them. We recognise that unfortunately some families struggle to care and/or consistently meet the needs of their children and need our support. The team works... more ->
QSW Senior Practitioner Court Team (within Safeguarding & Care Planning) Your new role The Court Team is a specialist team within the Safeguarding Service. The focus of the work is with children at significant risk of harm where intervention of the court is necessary to protect them. Many of these children become looked after by the Local Authority in the interim and subsequently may not be able to return to their parents. They may be permanently cared for elsewhere by living with either extended family, long term foster care or adoption under a Court Order. The Court Team consists of a Team... more ->
Occupational Therapist, Adults and Children, Southend, Permanent Your new company The Occupational Therapy service in Southend is a progressive place to work, and we are always developing and improving our services in line with the needs of the community. We work with adults and children and their families to help them achieve positive outcomes through a strength-based approach. At Southend, our values and behaviours are just as important as our skills and knowledge. Find out more about the values we follow. Our Values and Behaviours - Southend-on-Sea City Council jobs () The Occupational... more ->
QSW - Social Worker - Looked After Children The Slough Children Looked After Teams are seeking passionate and dedicated Social Workers who are committed to making a real difference in the lives of our children. We are currently in an excellent position, with manageable caseloads and strong stability across all services. As part of this team, you'll receive exceptional management support, flexible working arrangements, bespoke training opportunities, and the chance to innovate and make a positive impact. Main Accountabilities: Promote and Safeguard Wellbeing: Ensure the wellbeing and interests... more ->
OFSTED- Registered Manager- Ilford Your new company You will be working for a fantastic children's residential care home in East London. The home provides high-quality care and support for high risk children and young people with Emotional Behavioural Disorder. Your new role As a Registered Manager, you will demonstrate passion and commitment to excellent care and quality, both in terms of service delivery and in terms of outcomes for young people. You will ensure the smooth running of the home and the best outcomes for the young residents and compliance with Company policies and procedures... more ->
OFSTED- Deputy Manager-Sutton Your new company You will be working for a fantastic children's residential care home in South West London. The home provides high-quality care and support for children and young people with emotional behavioural disorders and complex needs. Your new role The role of Deputy Manager is an excellent opportunity to work alongside the Registered Manager on all aspects of service development within our children's home; continually improving the home, role modelling good practice, and embedding a relationship-based model of care. You will play a key role in leading the... more ->
OFSTED- Deputy Manager - Wimbledon Your new company You will be working for a fantastic, fully refurbished children's residential care home in South West London. The home provides high-quality care and support for high risk children and young people with self harm and suicidal ideation, as well as criminal exploitation. Your new role As a deputy manager, you will ensure the smooth running of the home and the best outcomes for the young residents. You will also have a solid understanding of the OFSTED regulations and policies for residential childcare. What you'll need to succeed An NVQ Level... more ->
IRO, Social Worker, Children Services, Permanent Your new role Southend City Council are looking to appoint a full time, permanent Independent Reviewing Officer to join the Safeguarding and Reviews Service. The successful candidates will be joining a service committed to ensuring plans for children in our care are progressed without delay and lead to improved outcomes for children. As the newly appointed IRO, you will chair and record outcomes of reviews for children who are looked after, in foster placements, adoptive placements, residential establishments or placed at home with parents... more ->
Court Progression Manager, Permanent, Southend Your new role Southend-on-Sea City Council are looking to appoint a full-time, permanent Court Progression Manager to ensure the excellence of social work practice, and professional conduct in public family law settings (The 'Public Law Outline' - care proceedings and pre- proceedings) and the timely execution of the local authority's public law applications and its pre-proceedings activity. Ensuring that the voices of the children involved, their wishes, aspirations and feelings are always heard, and are at the heart of the local authority's... more ->
Menthal Health Social Worker, Permanent, Southend Southend-on-Sea City Council are looking to appoint a full-time, permanent mental health experienced Social Worker to join the newly formed Adult Mental Health Team.Working with a sometimes complex caseload, you will undertake Care Act Assessments, review existing Mental Capacity Assessments, Mental Health Tribunal Reports, Court of Protection Reviews and act as a Social Supervisor for restricted patients under the Mental Health Act. As a professional Social Worker, you will support adults aged 18 and over, young people transitioning to adult... more ->
Children's Support Worker - Mental Health Your new company Hays are proud to be working on behalf of a reputable organisation that provide support to children in a residential setting that have mental health conditions. This company provide care, support and emotional support to these children aged 8-18 years of age. Your new role As a Support Worker you will be required to support children within the residential home with everyday life. Your main duty is to promote independence for these children so they are able to undertake a healthy and independent life. You will be responsible for taking... more ->
Adults Community Social Worker, Permanent, Southend Your new role Southend City Council are looking to appoint a full-time, permanent adult experienced Social Worker to support individuals who are ordinarily resident in Southend-on-Sea with the aim to offer the appropriate support in the right place at the right time. You will be required to understand individual's strengths, assets and wishes to maximise their potential for independence, recognising the importance of assuming that the individual is best placed to know their own outcomes, goals and wellbeing. Supporting both locality team... more ->
Children Looked After, Social Worker, Permanent Your new role Southend City Council are looking to appoint a Full time permanent Qualified Social Worker for their Children Looked After Team (CLA). Within this position, hybrid working opportunities are available. However, a flexible approach is required as you will be required to be on site and travel around the city, as and when needed. This position attracts the added incentive of a one-off payment of £7,500, after you have been employed in this post for 3 years and 1 day. The CLA team work with children once care proceedings have concluded.... more ->
Senior Residential Childcare Worker South West London Permanent £29795 - £31795 (per annum) Your new company This role is part of a Hays Exclusive campaign with one of our key clients, a Children's Residential Service based in South West London. They are currently looking for senior residential childcare workers to help cover needs in both of their homes. Your new role Job Purpose To be responsible to the Registered Manager for the day to day running of the home and for the delivery of the day to day care to young people. To ensure that the staff teams are maintaining their therapeutic... more ->
Residential Childcare Worker; Experienced with EBD Permanent South West London £27145 - £29145 per annum This role is part of a Hays Exclusive campaign with one of our key clients, a Children's Residential Service based in South West London. Your new company This is a 5-bed home, supporting 11-17 year olds with EBD, and have recently been able to maintain capacity for 5 young people. The home is also mixed gendered, and has typically had a mix of 2-3 females or 2-3 males at any given time. Most of the young people have free time for themselves out in the community, and rarely require 1:1... more ->