CSW - Social Worker

Islington is looking to recruit and agency social worker who is motivated, passionate and able to work with children and young people sometimes in challenging circumstances. You will be trained in Motivational Interviewing and Trauma Inform Practice to ensure sustainability of practice across the service. As a social worker, you will need to hold a qualification in social work, a clear criminal history and you need to be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. You will bring the principles of dignity, respect, empathy, and a strength based, collaborative approach to service delivery. You will need to be able to work within a team as well as use your own initiative. We will not be accepting applications from newly qualified social workers at this time. As a Child and Family Social Worker you will be responsible for working with children in need of help and protection or looked after children, whilst maintaining the focus on safeguarding. You will work directly with the child or young person and their family or carer to build empathic, purposeful relationships that facilitate meaningful and sustainable change, as well as stability in placement and permanency for children. You will share and exercise the organisational practice ethos which places Motivational Practice and trauma-informed practice at the heart of working with families. You will be ambitious for every child to reach their potential in all aspects of their development including education, health and emotional wellbeing.