Assessment Social Worker Mendip

Updated: April 21, 2024 04:01 AM GMT

Somerset Council

Shepton Mallet

Some key information
• Hybrid working opportunities
• 30 days annual leave
• Manageable caseloads enable innovative and creative social work, with a focus on undertaking direct work with children and young people to hear their voice and understand their experiences.

What will I be doing?

We work alongside parents and the wider family network, with access to Family Group Conferencing, to support them to identify strengths, tackle problems and change interactions and behaviours. Core Responsibilities:
• Work with children and families to complete assessments to reflect individual circumstances including assessment of needs and risk, alongside strengths and protective factors, to develop meaningful plans to ensure that children are protected from significant harm and receive the appropriate multi-agency support.
• Be responsible for a caseload of varying complexity, commensurate with experience, ability and qualification; receive and respond to referrals from various sources.
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