Middlesbrough - Cared for Team

Cared for Team - Social worker

Middlesborough council

£33,024 - £41,418 (Plus 15% market supplement £4,953 - £6,212)

About the role :

Our Cared for Children's teams work with children and young people currently in our care. Supporting children and
their families who have a plan to live outside of the family care.

Duties :

• Create individualised care plans for children in care, focusing on their physical, emotional, educational, and social needs to ensure they continue to meet the child's needs.
• Ensure that the child has access to health, education, and therapeutic services as needed.
• Liaise with other professionals to ensure services are coordinated and delivered in line with the care plan.
• Ensure that children are safeguarded from abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
• Conduct regular assessments of the child's living environment and care arrangements to ensure their safety.
• Implement risk assessments and act swiftly if any safeguarding concerns arise.
• Work to ensure that children experience stability in their living arrangements to avoid unnecessary moves or disruptions, which can be traumatic.
• Monitor placements to ensure that children are settled, supported, and thriving in their environments.
• Establish and maintain trusting relationships with children in care, providing emotional support and understanding their wishes and feelings.
• Ensure that children are involved in decisions about their own lives, encouraging their voice to be heard.
• Support children in understanding their care situation, placement, and future plans, providing age-appropriate information.
• Work closely with foster carers, residential care staff, or other placement providers to support the child's well-being.
• Provide guidance and support to foster carers to ensure that placements are stable and meet the child's needs.
• Resolve any issues or challenges that may arise within the placement.
• Regularly visit the child in their placement to assess their well-being, identify any concerns, and ensure the placement is meeting their needs.
• Prepare and submit reports for court proceedings regarding the child's care, including recommendations for long-term plans such as adoption, long-term foster care, or reunification with family.
• Attend court hearings, providing evidence and ensuring that the child's voice is heard in legal processes.
• Facilitate and monitor contact between children and their birth families, if it is in the child's best interest. This could include arranging supervised visits or managing indirect contact (e.g., letters).
• Keep comprehensive, accurate, and up-to-date records of all interactions, decisions, and plans relating to the child's care.
• Use electronic case management systems to document visits, meetings, assessments, and reviews in a timely manner.

Skills and Requirements :

• Making informed, child-centred decisions, often in high-pressure situations.
• Managing multiple cases and meeting statutory deadlines for care planning and reviews.
• Understanding and empathising with the challenges faced by children in care.
• Social work degree and registration to social work England

What they offer:

• Generous paid annual leave starting from 26 days and rising to 31 days after 5 year's service and paid bank holidays
• Employer pension contributions of 11.5% and a death in service sum of 3.5 times your annual salary
• Paid absence for sickness of up to 6 months full and 6 months half pay which can provide much needed assurance during difficult times.
• Generous family friendly policies and paid discretionary leave.
• Access to excellent benefits such as salary sacrifice schemes for electric cars and bikes and discounts for high street stores.
• Full support in your professional development

If you are interested in this role please reach out to Abigail on 01915355715 or email at

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