# Children's Social Worker - Assessment & Intervention

**Company**: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
**Location**: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Flexible
**Salary**: GBP 47,367 - 59,394 per year
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Public Sector

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## Description

We are recruiting experienced social workers for our front door service Assessment and Intervention and Family Support and Protection Teams. As a Children's Social Worker - Assessment & Intervention, you will work as part of a fast-paced team responding to child protection needs and undertaking child and family assessments. You will support children and families through the assessment process, up to co-producing step-down, Child in Need and Child Protection plans.

Responsibilities:

- Working as part of a fast-paced team responding to child protection needs

- Undertaking child and family assessments

- Supporting children and families through the assessment process

- Co-producing step-down, Child in Need and Child Protection plans

Requirements:

- A nationally recognised or other social work England recognised social work qualification

- At least 1 year of post-qualifying experience in a statutory Children’s Social Care setting

- Working knowledge of the framework within which social care operates, inclusive of legislation and national guidance and procedures specific to this post

- Knowledge of statutory work with children, including children in need, child protection, children looked after and court work

Benefits:

- Competitive salary - Grade I-K - £47,367 - £59,394 plus travel allowance of £1,340 per annum

- Brand new state-of-the-art offices in the heart of the east end with great transport connections

- Generous annual leave entitlement starting at 29 working days, rising to 33 days with 5+ years' service

- Local Government Pension Scheme

- Opportunities for agile/flexible working

## Skills

### Required
- social work
- child protection
- family assessment
- statutory guidance

### Nice to have
- Section 47 investigations
- child and family assessments

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