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We are currently seeking an experienced Social Worker to join a busy Child Protection Team based in Blandford and Dorchester in Dorset. Contracts are 37 hours per week, 3-6 month to start and then reviewed. High rates at 38ph. Flexible hybrid working available

Experienced Qualified Social Workers required for Child Protection Teams in Dorset.

The locality teams are area teams that work alongside early help and education workers with children and their families.

What you will be doing:
You will be completing child and family assessments, working with children subject to child in need (complex) child protection, pre proceedings, care proceedings, private proceedings through to adoption. You will be part of the duty rota responding to risk and participating in strategy discussions and section 47 enquiries.
You will work alongside substance recovery workers, domestic abuse workers and colleagues trained to repair and rebuild relationships reducing our children on the edge of care.

Our average caseloads are currently 14 -18 children to promote relationship building and restorative practice.

As a Social Worker working in the Dorset, you will join a diverse multi-disciplinary high performing team. You will benefit from a strong supportive team culture centred around shared learning and reflective practice where diversity and achieving equity for all is promoted.
The team is friendly, inclusive, dedicated, talented and passionate. Supervision is a priority, giving considerable focus and attention to ensuring the wellbeing of one another while remaining focused on achieving positive outcomes for our children and their family.
You will participate in monthly learning circles and reflective practice discussions providing regular protected time to reflect on practice, impact for you as a worker and those we serve and embed learning and development.
You will have the opportunity to be trained in Parent Assess, Motivational interviewing, restorative practice where relationship is at the centre as well as having many other learning opportunities. You will be required to work in a strengths based way with everyone.


Additional social work posts have been created within this new model to reduce the caseloads for social workers and promote relationship based, restorative and strengths based practice.

You will be Social Work England registered, ideally a driver with access to own car and able to reside and work in the UK

As an Eden Brown Synergy candidate, you can take advantage of our competitive service offering: * Dedicated personal and professional service. * Free DBS check. * CV review service. * Interview advice. * Competitive rates of pay. * Post-placement follow up meetings.

To discuss this role or any other Qualified Social Care roles in South please contact Kelly Stock at Eden Brown on 0117 910 3809/ 07800 543 641 or email your CV to:

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

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