Social Work Assistant

Role Responsibility

Social Work Assistant within the Children’s Social Work Team based in the centre of Tunbridge Wells.

Social Work Assistants play a vital role in the delivery of services targeted to our  vulnerable children and their families in our area which includes Sevenoaks, Edenbridge, Tunbridge Wells, Paddock Wood, Cranbrook and Hawkhurst. You will be supporting a Children’s Social Work Team working with children on a statutory basis from referral, through Child In Need plans, Child Protection plans and pre- proceedings frameworks to cases in private and public law proceedings.

Some of the key responsibilities of this role include completing sessions of work with parents,children, and family groups; liaising with professional networks; and supporting families to access resources. You will be part of a wider social work team where you will be contributing to multi agency meetings, regular team meetings and you will be expected to record your work, so a good level of literacy is required.

You will need to demonstrate that you are self-motivated, have excellent communication and organisational skills, be computer literate and have experience of working with children and families.

This role is subject to holding a Full UK Driving Licence – The Council is committed to making reasonable adjustments so whilst this job requires the jobholder to drive your application will still be considered if you are unable to drive due to a disability.

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.

Contact Details

For further information regarding this role, pleasecontact: Lauren Jones, Team Manager, 03000 422525, lauren.jones2@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 soon as possible as the closing date for this advert may be earlier than stated should a number of suitably qualified candidates apply.