Consultant Social Worker| Kinship Team |Gateshead| £31.75 ph
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Gateshead
Consultant Social Worker needed for our Kinship Team in Gateshead, paying £31.75 ph! • Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, • Pay Rate: £31.75 ph, • Contract: Ongoing As a Consultant Social Worker, you will provide professional leadership, operational oversight, and expert practice within the Kinship Team. You will support practitioners through reflective supervision, drive high-quality assessments, and contribute to the ongoing development of the service. • Assess, support, and supervise kinship carers., • Assist with the leadership and day-to-day management of the Kinship Care Team, driving performance and ensuring high-quality, timely assessments., • Provide operational oversight and promote best practice through robust quality assurance processes., • Deliver reflective supervision that provides both high support and high challenge to practitioners., • Champion continuous improvement and innovative approaches to enhance outcomes for children and carers., • Work collaboratively with the wider management team to achieve service objectives., • Promote effective multi-agency working and contribute to the long-term strategic development of kinship care services., • Prepare and present high-quality reports for a range of forums, including court proceedings., • Manage safeguarding concerns and risk within the team, deputising for the Practice Lead when required., • A recognised Social Work qualification., • Registration with Social Work England., • Extensive experience within children's social work, including Child Protection and Children in Care., • Strong experience of practising children’s social work within statutory and legislative frameworks., • Proven experience supervising and managing practitioners, with a focus on performance, quality, and professional development., • In-depth knowledge of fostering standards, child development, trauma-informed practice, and systemic approaches., • Experience undertaking complex assessments and developing effective risk management and risk reduction plans., • Financial management experience and the ability to deliver training, workshops, and support groups., • Excellent communication, leadership, and relationship-building skills with a proactive, child-centred approach., • A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle., • Your own dedicated specialist consultant, • Access to the widest variety of jobs across 150 authorities and private organisations throughout the UK, • Prompt and reliable payroll, • Free DBS and compliance service, • £500 referral fees For more information, please contact Dylan at Tripod Partners on 07919 026892 or dylan.nel@tripodpartners.co.uk #J-18808-Ljbffr