Sessional Assessing Social Worker

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Posted on Sep 18, 2024 by CV-Library
Clubmoor, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Social Care
Immediate Start
£33 - £33 Hourly
Full-Time
Sessional Assessing Social Worker

When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed.

Role: Self-employed Form F Assessor

Locations: North West (Travel will include areas such as Wirral, Warrington, Liverpool, Ormskirk, Southport, Manchester, Greater Manchester area, Bolton, Stockport, and Rochdale)

Pay - £2,000 per Form F Assessment / £33 per hour, plus 45p mileage

We are the UK’s largest specialist charity provider of fostering. Our core work involves providing high quality and well supported fostering families for children and young people in the care of local authorities.

As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. TACT invests all surplus income into staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to establish expert in-house support services such as our TACT Health and Education Services and create TACT Connect, our ground-breaking scheme for care experienced young people and adults. New staff and workers will join us as we embark on a journey to become a wholly trauma-informed organisation with the aim of increasing our effectiveness and improving outcomes for the children and young people in our care.

As a self-employed worker with TACT, you will be a part of our amazing team of professionals working with our organisational values at the heart of their everyday practice.You can review our values here.

We are recruiting sessional assessing social workers to undertake Form F assessments . Our assessments are undertaken face to face. Applicants should be able to travel across the North West for assessment visits to prospective foster carers. Travel will include the following areas.

* Bolton

* Liverpool

* Wirral

* Warrington

* Ormskirk

* Southport

* Stockport

* Rochdale

* Manchester

* Greater Manchester

Key Duties for Form F Assessors include:

* To undertake and complete Form F assessments in the timescale set out in our policy and guidance.

* To visit personal referees as identified on application form for prospective foster carers.

* To ensure that all checks and references are undertaken and completed.

* To provide to the supervisor, regular written updates of the draft assessment.

* To liaise with our administrative team concerning the progress of administrative checks and completion of the Form F.

* To be available for supervision, consultation or liaison as required.

* To be available to present completed Form Fs to the virtual fostering panel and provide support to the applicants through this process.

* To be aware of our child protection procedures and immediately report any child protection matter or concerns to a TACT manager and any relevant placing authority and the area authority.

* To carry out the duties in line with our Foster Carer and Supervising Social Worker Standards and Practice Guidance.

Rates of Pay for Form F Assessors

* We will pay £2000 (inclusive of VAT) upon successful completion of a Form F Assessment.

* £33 per hour for assessments which are not completed, and any other piece of work.

Please see the Self-Employed Form F Assessor Job Information Pack for a full breakdown of role requirements.

You will be DipSW, CSS or CQSW qualified and registered with the relevant regulatory body (Social Work England, Social Care Wales or Scottish Social Services Council).

An Enhanced DBS/PVG check will be required for this role and will be undertaken by TACT on your behalf.

Closing Date: 7th October 2024

Interview Date: 14th October 2024

Safeguarding is everyone’s business and we believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard our young people. All staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

We do not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them

Reference: 222347118

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Sessional Assessing Social Worker

CV-Library

Posted on Sep 18, 2024 by CV-Library

Clubmoor, Merseyside, United Kingdom
Social Care
Immediate Start
£33 - £33 Hourly
Full-Time
Sessional Assessing Social Worker

When registering to this job board you will be redirected to the online application form. Please ensure that this is completed in full in order that your application can be reviewed.

Role: Self-employed Form F Assessor

Locations: North West (Travel will include areas such as Wirral, Warrington, Liverpool, Ormskirk, Southport, Manchester, Greater Manchester area, Bolton, Stockport, and Rochdale)

Pay - £2,000 per Form F Assessment / £33 per hour, plus 45p mileage

We are the UK’s largest specialist charity provider of fostering. Our core work involves providing high quality and well supported fostering families for children and young people in the care of local authorities.

As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. TACT invests all surplus income into staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to establish expert in-house support services such as our TACT Health and Education Services and create TACT Connect, our ground-breaking scheme for care experienced young people and adults. New staff and workers will join us as we embark on a journey to become a wholly trauma-informed organisation with the aim of increasing our effectiveness and improving outcomes for the children and young people in our care.

As a self-employed worker with TACT, you will be a part of our amazing team of professionals working with our organisational values at the heart of their everyday practice.You can review our values here.

We are recruiting sessional assessing social workers to undertake Form F assessments . Our assessments are undertaken face to face. Applicants should be able to travel across the North West for assessment visits to prospective foster carers. Travel will include the following areas.

* Bolton

* Liverpool

* Wirral

* Warrington

* Ormskirk

* Southport

* Stockport

* Rochdale

* Manchester

* Greater Manchester

Key Duties for Form F Assessors include:

* To undertake and complete Form F assessments in the timescale set out in our policy and guidance.

* To visit personal referees as identified on application form for prospective foster carers.

* To ensure that all checks and references are undertaken and completed.

* To provide to the supervisor, regular written updates of the draft assessment.

* To liaise with our administrative team concerning the progress of administrative checks and completion of the Form F.

* To be available for supervision, consultation or liaison as required.

* To be available to present completed Form Fs to the virtual fostering panel and provide support to the applicants through this process.

* To be aware of our child protection procedures and immediately report any child protection matter or concerns to a TACT manager and any relevant placing authority and the area authority.

* To carry out the duties in line with our Foster Carer and Supervising Social Worker Standards and Practice Guidance.

Rates of Pay for Form F Assessors

* We will pay £2000 (inclusive of VAT) upon successful completion of a Form F Assessment.

* £33 per hour for assessments which are not completed, and any other piece of work.

Please see the Self-Employed Form F Assessor Job Information Pack for a full breakdown of role requirements.

You will be DipSW, CSS or CQSW qualified and registered with the relevant regulatory body (Social Work England, Social Care Wales or Scottish Social Services Council).

An Enhanced DBS/PVG check will be required for this role and will be undertaken by TACT on your behalf.

Closing Date: 7th October 2024

Interview Date: 14th October 2024

Safeguarding is everyone’s business and we believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard our young people. All staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.

We do not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them

Reference: 222347118

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