Specialist Female Case Worker
Maternity cover - 01/02/26 with the possibility of extension
The Role:
Provide comprehensive, holistic needs assessment, support planning, advocacy, case management, resettlement, progress monitoring and review for females who have experienced multiple child removal along with a range of complex social and housing needs. Working in a psychologically and trauma informed way.
Responsibilities include:
Providing intensive trauma informed support to females alongside partner agencies to increase independence and address barriers which may have contributed to child removal.
Work in a psychologically and trauma informed way, advocating on behalf of females to ensure they achieve their potential.
Work closely with social services to establish child contact arrangements, taking part in case conferences and completing reports for court.
- Conducting key work sessions on a regular basis and keeping casework records up to date.
- Developing individual support and risk management plans which address the risk of harm to females and their children, and to ensure that such plans are in place and regularly reviewed.
- Promoting and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of self and others in line with our Safeguarding Adult and Children Policies, Health & Safety Policy, together with any other requirements aimed at keeping people safe from harm
- Recognising, respecting, and addressing the needs of clients who face barriers when seeking help to access the service, including those from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, LGBT communities, disabled people
Qualifications / Requirements:
- A valid UK driving license and access to own vehicle - business insurance will be required for roles involving travel to work
- Able to be comfortable lone working and have strong communication skills.
- Understanding of child removal and trauma.
- An individual who embraces challenges enthusiastically.
- An understand of the principles of Psychologically Informed Environments and Trauma Informed Practice
- Working in a social care or similar role for 3+ years Experience of writing reports
There are many great reasons to join our team!
- Great opportunities for career development
- Sliding salary scale with salary increases every year for the first 3 years
- Wellbeing related support and advice and up to 6 free counselling sessions through our Employee Assistance Programme, Westfield Health
- 28 days annual leave, increasing up to 33 days after 5 years of continuous employment. Plus bank holidays
- Instant access to healthcare professionals and discounts on a variety of health treatments through our Westfield Health Scheme
- A supportive culture where staff feedback is highly valued and regular supervisions with line managers are conducted
- 6 weekly Reflective Practice sessions from objective, external facilitators
CLOSING DATE: 19th September
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier should we receive sufficient applications for this role. Therefore, if you are interested , please submit your application as early as possible.
Target Housing welcomes applications from all sections of the community.