Our client London Borough of Lambeth is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Child Assessment team.

Purpose

Act in the role of the lead professional in complex, statutory cases that require a qualified children's social worker, particularly child protection, care proceedings and looked after children cases
To promote positive change in children and families lives by using social work methods, models and tools, with the aims of helping them to be as independent as possible and to manage risks of abuse and neglect
To make professional judgements in the context of the relevant legal and policy frameworks
To undertake initial and comprehensive assessments of children in need using the assessment framework , to plan how those needs will be met, to support them with putting those plans in to action, and review those plans and reassess needs
Establish and develop collaborative working with allied health and social care practitioners from children's and ad...