Social Work Assistant - Dartford Children’s Social Work Teams

Role Responsibility

We are looking for an innovative and dedicated Social Work Assistant to join our Specialist Children’s Services within the Dartford Children’s Social Work Teams. This is an exciting opportunity to join Kent as an Outstanding Local Authority in the context of the new Social Care Reforms.

About the Role: 

As a Social Work Assistant, you will support the statutory role of the social worker by working directly with families to help them make positive changes. Your responsibilities will include:

• Completing direct interventions tailored to the families’ individual needs.
• Conducting direct work with children.
• Assisting Social Workers with various tasks.
• Supervising family time.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support social workers to ensure the best outcomes for children.
• Engage in short pieces of change promotion work with families to help them improve and sustain their parenting.
• Conduct guided direct work with children.
• Work with Children in Care, Children in Need, and Children in Need of Protection.

Requirements:

• Strong communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills.
• Good IT skills and system understanding.
• Ability to observe and record information effectively.
• Understanding of the needs of children, young people, and their families.
• Significant experience working with parents and children in a similar statutory role.
• NVQ Level 3 in childcare or equivalent.
• Ability to travel across a wide geographical area in a timely and flexible manner.

 What We Offer:

• High-quality monthly supervision.
• Good support from peers.
• Access to a wide range of training opportunities. 

Additional Information:

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is considered by KCC to be a customer-facing position. The Council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English/Welsh sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Join us in our mission to achieve better outcomes for children and families and ensure that children are safeguarded. Apply now to become a part of our dedicated team!

Contact Details

For more information regarding this role, please contact Charles Okoh at  Charles.okoh@kent.gov.uk

About the Company

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KCC is committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the county’s working residents, encouraging applications from people of all ages, abilities, genders, sexual orientations, ethnic backgrounds, faiths and those with caring responsibilities, and aspires to create an inclusive workplace where everyone can be themselves at work.

Please note – if you are interested, please apply as soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.