Social worker Work, Jobs in Mitcham (with Salaries)

Youth Mentor
Ascent Family Homes —Wallington
- £30,000 - £35,000 a year
- Writing skills
- Experience working with children
- In-person
- Sick pay
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Children & Families Worker
Hestia —Merton
- Part-time
- Travel
Family Support Worker
Prison Advice and Care Trust —London
- £28,860 a year
- Part-time
- Experience working with children
14d
Social Worker - Hospital Pathway Team
London Borough of Sutton —Sutton
- £42,060 - £52,194 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Discharge planning
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
9d
Social worker
Merton Council —Merton
- £40,182 - £42,060 a year
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
4d
SCI Rehabilitation Support Worker - Physio eperience preffered
Thompson Holistic Care Services —Purley
- £13 - £16 an hour
- Part-time
- Rehabilitation centre
- In-person
- Care plans
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Family Support Worker
WillisPalmer —London
- £16 an hour
- Night shift
- Microsoft Word
- Experience working with children
- Bachelor's degree
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Trainee DBT Therapist Lambeth SCPT
South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust —London
- £47,951 - £56,863 a year
- Full-time
- Communication skills
- Teaching
7d
Residential Support Worker
Barclay Care Group —Ealing
- £14.50 - £18.50 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Cooking
- Organisational skills
- In-person
- Annual leave
- Referral programme
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Social Worker - Referral and Assessment
London Borough of Bromley —London Borough of Bromley
- £41,476 - £49,624 a year
- No degree
- Free parking
- Annual leave
14d
Family Information and Advice Officer
Enfield Council —Enfield
- £38,256 - £39,276 a year
- Analysis skills
- Experience working with children
- Organisational skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
3d
Social Worker
The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames —Kingston upon Thames
- £42,060 - £52,194 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
8d
Social Worker Homelessness
Richmond and Wandsworth Councils —London
- £38,976 - £52,767 a year
- Full-time
- Travel
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
Quick apply
10d
Children's Support Worker
London Community Care —Waltham Forest
- £14.85 - £33.00 an hour
- Part-time
- Childcare
- Medication administration
- Experience working with children
- Flexible schedule
Quick apply
5d
Youth Worker
Be Heard As One —London
- £15 - £20 an hour
- In-person
- Communication skills
- Teaching
- Flexitime
Quick apply
Children's Social Worker - Family Help Service (Battersea)
Richmond and Wandsworth Councils —London
- Up to £52,767 a year
- Full-time
- Experience working with children
- Annual leave
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Family Help Social Worker
Enfield Council —Enfield
- £43,680 - £51,138 a year
- Part-time
- Leadership
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Experienced Support Worker
Bridgestock Housing Ltd —London
- £12.71 - £13.00 an hour
- Temporary
- Care experience
- Cooking
- In-person
Quick apply
6d
Social Worker (Intervention & Planning)
Barnet Council —London
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Oracle
- Presentation skills
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Flexitime
Child Contact Supervisors & Family Support Workers (Community based bank roles)
AG Family Support —London
- £14 - £16 an hour
- Weekend availability
- Microsoft Word
- Childcare
- English
Quick apply

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Youth Mentor

Ascent Family Homes
Wallington

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Job details

Permanent
£30,000 - £35,000 a year

Benefits

Company pension
Sick pay

Qualifications

Facilitation
Care record keeping
Report writing
Report generation
Caring for vulnerable young people
Updating electronic care records
Writing skills
Complaint handling
Experience working with children
Youth work
Collaboration with foster carers
Safeguarding procedures
Experience of working with children and young people
Child safeguarding
Partnership liaison with statutory agencies for safeguarding
Multi-agency care coordination

Full job description

Ascent is a growing children’s business that is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people across our children services, including the fostering agency and residential home. This role is to support children and young people as appropriate to the needs of the organisation.

Ascent Children Services is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and engaging children and staff in policy and practice developments, expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and proactively encourages feedback.

Skills and Knowledge

The post holder must possess:

Astute assessment and report writing skills and be able to produce analytical and well evidenced reports for internal and external use as required.
Good interpersonal skills, establishing effective working relationships with children, young people and foster carers
Group work skills, facilitating support groups/activities
Working knowledge of existing agency Policies and Procedures and their application.
A good knowledge of the needs of children and young people, youth work experience or a track record in social care.

Purpose

 To support the agency in carrying out its responsibilities towards looked-after children.

 To carry out a range of tasks such as:

 Offering support to foster carers through providing 1:1 support to their looked after children (ages 0-18) through mentoring sessions and independence work

 Promoting, facilitating and supporting children attending contact with their birth families or significant people in their lives, where appropriate

 Transporting looked after children to school or family time if required

 Participating in activities with the looked after child and/or the fostering household e.g. Ascent events

 Attending meetings to support foster carers, social workers, children

 Write logs and reports following each mentoring sessions or as and when is required

 To respond in crisis and emergency situations

 To work in partnership with the Local authority social work teams and to fully enact and facilitate Care Plans for children in placement.

 To support children and young people in foster homes or residential homes

Key Tasks

Tasks specific to this post:

The following tasks are indicative of those that may be expected from the post holder and are not a complete list of those that a post holder may undertake. Furthermore, if the demands of the agency require it, the post holder may be required to fulfil a range of agency-related tasks.

“This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.”

General duties:

To proactively support children in placement in respects to behaviour management, mentoring, play, learning, and additional care and support needs.
To support children and young people reaching their full potential, areas that you may support a child or young person on are; supporting children to keep safe in the community, befriending role, developing self-care and independence skills, supporting children and young people to develop their talents or hobbies etc..
To accurately record and keep up-to-date information using the appropriate IT and Information systems, in accordance with the agency's policy and Procedures.
To support the placement activity of the agency
To adhere to all relevant Policies & Procedures and fostering guidance.

Consultation, Support and Feedback

When required to contribute to the planning and delivery of major agency children events i.e. summer programmes, trips
Consult with children around their needs and agency input that may be required to support their full potential e.g. annual consultation
Welcome new children into the agency and share the children's guide
Arrange and facilitate child-friendly workshops discussing key, relevant topics
Liaise with foster carers/residential staff as and when relevant in a professional manner

Service Quality, Audit, and Inspection:

To contribute to and directly maintain and improve service quality, maintenance of all records to ensure that the National Minimum Standards and Fostering Regulations are complied with.

Conduct of Services

Ensure that the welfare of children placed or to be is safeguarded and always promoted.
With the support of management, act on complaints, as specified within the Complaints Procedures
Develop workshops/programmes for children promoting youth engagement, independence, and well-being
Contribute to advice, information, and support to foster carers/ residential, including support outside of office hours as appropriate.
Willingness to work flexibly and OOH as appropriate in crisis.
Produce monthly reports on work and engagement and report to Director on these areas.
Develop the transition towards independence work for young people across Ascent children's services
Ensure that any reports required by Ofsted or other organisations are completed to timescales.
Ensure records are maintained appropriately within the Charms/Clear Care database system.

Decisions Making

The post holder will:

Report any safeguarding issues immediately to their manager and work in partnership with the local authority as appropriate to ensure that safeguarding procedures are followed.
Be responsible for their own decision-making in relation to the supervision, training, and provision of information to foster carers, and carers involved in alternative care arrangements.

Staff Supervision

The post holder will receive supervision and have an annual appraisal.

Responsible to

Registered Managers, Directors, Team Manager, Senior Team

Location

Office is at Ascent Fostering, Wallington, Surrey SM6 0LT, visits to children and young people will take place in the community or at their foster home/residential home

Pay: £30,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension
Sick pay

Work Location: In person

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