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We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Social Worker to join our Child in Need (CIN) of Support & Protection team. This role focuses on ensuring the safety, wellbeing, and positive outcomes for children and families by providing comprehensive social work support and intervention.

As a Social Worker within this team, you will assess, plan, and implement child-centered support plans while working collaboratively with families, multi-agency professionals, and the wider social care network.

Key Responsibilities:Undertake assessments under the Children Act 1989, ensuring a child-focused approach to decision-making.Develop and implement tailored care and support plans for children identified as being in need of protection or intervention.Work closely with children, families, and partner agencies to promote safeguarding and positive outcomes.Manage a diverse caseload, ensuring compliance with statutory regulations and best practices.Conduct Child and Family Assessments and Section 47 investigations where necessary.Prepare detailed reports and attend court proceedings when required.Participate in multi-agency meetings, child protection conferences, and strategy discussions.Support children on CIN and Child Protection Plans, ensuring their needs are met effectively.Advocate for children's rights and wellbeing, ensuring their voices are heard in decision-making.Maintain accurate, up-to-date case records in line with local authority and legislative requirements.Requirements:Qualified Social Worker (Degree or Masters in Social Work) and Social Work England registration.Experience working with children and families within a safeguarding or CIN environment.Strong knowledge of UK social work legislation, policies, and frameworks, including the Children Act 1989 & 2004, Working Together to Safeguard Children (2018), and Signs of Safety model.Excellent assessment, analytical, and report-writing skills.Strong interpersonal and communication skills to build positive relationships with children, families, and professionals.Ability to work effectively in high-pressure situations and manage competing priorities.A commitment to continuous professional development and reflective practice.Driving license and access to a vehicle (preferred but not essential, depending on location).

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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Calling all social work professionals!📢

Join Brent Council as a Social Worker and contribute to shaping brighter futures for children, young people, and their families.

Role: Social Worker (PO1 to PO3)
Location: Brent, London

Minimum Requirements:
✔A DipSW, CQSW, or equivalent qualification.
✔Registration with Social Work England.
✔Strong understanding of childcare law and ability to manage complex cases.
✔A commitment to equality and non-discriminatory practices.

What will be expected of you:
✔Deliver high-quality social work services for children and families.
✔Develop effective care plans with clear actions and timelines.
✔Safeguard children through assessments, intervention, and support.
✔Collaborate with multi-agency teams to achieve the best outcomes.

Key Benefits:
✔ Competitive salary aligned with experience
✔ Manageable caseloads and professional growth opportunities
✔ Robust training and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programs
✔ Supportive, inclusive workplace culture
✔ Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
✔ Flexible working arrangements to promote a positive work-life balance
✔ Support for your health and wellbeing
✔ A host of rewards, discounts and savings
✔ Access to Zipcars to conduct your visits
✔ A relocation package, subject to eligibility
✔ Strong commitment to Equality and Diversity

Make a difference in one of London's most dynamic boroughs. Brent Council is committed to creating a supportive environment where your skills and experience can flourish.

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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🚨 We're Hiring: EHCP Coordinator 🚨

Are you passionate about making a real impact in the lives of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)?

We're looking for an EHCP Coordinator to join our Integrated Children's Disability Service (ICDS) Assessment Team! In this role, you'll be the lead officer for complex SEND cases, ensuring children and young people receive the education, health, and care support they need to thrive.

✨ Key Responsibilities:
✅ Manage and coordinate statutory EHCP and Short Break assessments for children and young people (0-25 years)
✅ Draft and oversee Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs) to support positive learning and developmental outcomes
✅ Lead the annual review process and ensure appropriate placements, resources, and support
✅ Work closely with families, schools, healthcare providers, and social care teams to deliver holistic, person-centred support
✅ Ensure compliance with key legislation, including the Children & Families Act 2014 and SEND Code of Practice 2015

👩‍💼 Who We're Looking For:
🔹 Experience: At least 3 years in SEN, disability services, education, health, or social care
🔹 Knowledge: Strong understanding of SEND regulations, education pathways, and multi-agency collaboration
🔹 Skills: Excellent communication, negotiation, and case management abilities
🔹 Qualifications: Level 5 or above in Children's Services or Adult Social Care, with a willingness to work towards a SEND-specific qualification

This is a fantastic opportunity to drive positive change and help shape the future of children and young people with SEND

To manage a defined caseload of EHC assessments, facilitating and coordinating the EHC assessment process for children and young people (0-25 year olds) within statutory timescales; including where appropriate, the planning for a young person's transition to adult life. This may include complex cases where there are profound and multiple disabilities or where children are subject to child protection proceedings or are looked after by the local authority.To work in partnership with children, young people, families and professional agencies from education, health, social care and the third sector, to construct, draft and write final needs led EHCP's, to achieve stated objectives, outcomes and aspirations.Ensure assessments, provision and documentation adheres to the principle and statutory processes under the Children's Act 2004, Education Act 1996, Children and Family Act 2014, SEN Code of Practice 2015, and Equality Act 2010, ensuring that the local authority's statutory responsibilities and duties are met.Undertake on-going coordination, monitoring and review of EHC plans to ensure that the appropriate level of support is in place and that appropriate progress is being made towards achieving the outcomes specified in the planChair and attend identified meetings as required such as Annual Reviews, Placement at Risk Meetings, Next Steps Meetings, and multi-agency meetings. This may include challenging organisations and senior staff in school, health and social care settings about the provision and quality of services.

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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🚨 We're Hiring: EHCP Coordinator 🚨

Are you passionate about making a real impact in the lives of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)?

We're looking for an EHCP Coordinator to join our Integrated Children's Disability Service (ICDS) Assessment Team! In this role, you'll be the lead officer for complex SEND cases, ensuring children and young people receive the education, health, and care support they need to thrive.

✨ Key Responsibilities:
✅ Manage and coordinate statutory EHCP and Short Break assessments for children and young people (0-25 years)
✅ Draft and oversee Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs) to support positive learning and developmental outcomes
✅ Lead the annual review process and ensure appropriate placements, resources, and support
✅ Work closely with families, schools, healthcare providers, and social care teams to deliver holistic, person-centred support
✅ Ensure compliance with key legislation, including the Children & Families Act 2014 and SEND Code of Practice 2015

👩‍💼 Who We're Looking For:
🔹 Experience: At least 3 years in SEN, disability services, education, health, or social care
🔹 Knowledge: Strong understanding of SEND regulations, education pathways, and multi-agency collaboration
🔹 Skills: Excellent communication, negotiation, and case management abilities
🔹 Qualifications: Level 5 or above in Children's Services or Adult Social Care, with a willingness to work towards a SEND-specific qualification

This is a fantastic opportunity to drive positive change and help shape the future of children and young people with SEND

To manage a defined caseload of EHC assessments, facilitating and coordinating the EHC assessment process for children and young people (0-25 year olds) within statutory timescales; including where appropriate, the planning for a young person's transition to adult life. This may include complex cases where there are profound and multiple disabilities or where children are subject to child protection proceedings or are looked after by the local authority.To work in partnership with children, young people, families and professional agencies from education, health, social care and the third sector, to construct, draft and write final needs led EHCP's, to achieve stated objectives, outcomes and aspirations.Ensure assessments, provision and documentation adheres to the principle and statutory processes under the Children's Act 2004, Education Act 1996, Children and Family Act 2014, SEN Code of Practice 2015, and Equality Act 2010, ensuring that the local authority's statutory responsibilities and duties are met.Undertake on-going coordination, monitoring and review of EHC plans to ensure that the appropriate level of support is in place and that appropriate progress is being made towards achieving the outcomes specified in the planChair and attend identified meetings as required such as Annual Reviews, Placement at Risk Meetings, Next Steps Meetings, and multi-agency meetings. This may include challenging organisations and senior staff in school, health and social care settings about the provision and quality of services.

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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🚨 We're Hiring: EHCP Coordinator 🚨

Are you passionate about making a real impact in the lives of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)?

We're looking for an EHCP Coordinator to join our Integrated Children's Disability Service (ICDS) Assessment Team! In this role, you'll be the lead officer for complex SEND cases, ensuring children and young people receive the education, health, and care support they need to thrive.

✨ Key Responsibilities:
✅ Manage and coordinate statutory EHCP and Short Break assessments for children and young people (0-25 years)
✅ Draft and oversee Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs) to support positive learning and developmental outcomes
✅ Lead the annual review process and ensure appropriate placements, resources, and support
✅ Work closely with families, schools, healthcare providers, and social care teams to deliver holistic, person-centred support
✅ Ensure compliance with key legislation, including the Children & Families Act 2014 and SEND Code of Practice 2015

👩‍💼 Who We're Looking For:
🔹 Experience: At least 3 years in SEN, disability services, education, health, or social care
🔹 Knowledge: Strong understanding of SEND regulations, education pathways, and multi-agency collaboration
🔹 Skills: Excellent communication, negotiation, and case management abilities
🔹 Qualifications: Level 5 or above in Children's Services or Adult Social Care, with a willingness to work towards a SEND-specific qualification

This is a fantastic opportunity to drive positive change and help shape the future of children and young people with SEND

To manage a defined caseload of EHC assessments, facilitating and coordinating the EHC assessment process for children and young people (0-25 year olds) within statutory timescales; including where appropriate, the planning for a young person's transition to adult life. This may include complex cases where there are profound and multiple disabilities or where children are subject to child protection proceedings or are looked after by the local authority.To work in partnership with children, young people, families and professional agencies from education, health, social care and the third sector, to construct, draft and write final needs led EHCP's, to achieve stated objectives, outcomes and aspirations.Ensure assessments, provision and documentation adheres to the principle and statutory processes under the Children's Act 2004, Education Act 1996, Children and Family Act 2014, SEN Code of Practice 2015, and Equality Act 2010, ensuring that the local authority's statutory responsibilities and duties are met.Undertake on-going coordination, monitoring and review of EHC plans to ensure that the appropriate level of support is in place and that appropriate progress is being made towards achieving the outcomes specified in the planChair and attend identified meetings as required such as Annual Reviews, Placement at Risk Meetings, Next Steps Meetings, and multi-agency meetings. This may include challenging organisations and senior staff in school, health and social care settings about the provision and quality of services.

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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🚨 We're Hiring: EHCP Coordinator 🚨

Are you passionate about making a real impact in the lives of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)?

We're looking for an EHCP Coordinator to join our Integrated Children's Disability Service (ICDS) Assessment Team! In this role, you'll be the lead officer for complex SEND cases, ensuring children and young people receive the education, health, and care support they need to thrive.

✨ Key Responsibilities:
✅ Manage and coordinate statutory EHCP and Short Break assessments for children and young people (0-25 years)
✅ Draft and oversee Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs) to support positive learning and developmental outcomes
✅ Lead the annual review process and ensure appropriate placements, resources, and support
✅ Work closely with families, schools, healthcare providers, and social care teams to deliver holistic, person-centred support
✅ Ensure compliance with key legislation, including the Children & Families Act 2014 and SEND Code of Practice 2015

👩‍💼 Who We're Looking For:
🔹 Experience: At least 3 years in SEN, disability services, education, health, or social care
🔹 Knowledge: Strong understanding of SEND regulations, education pathways, and multi-agency collaboration
🔹 Skills: Excellent communication, negotiation, and case management abilities
🔹 Qualifications: Level 5 or above in Children's Services or Adult Social Care, with a willingness to work towards a SEND-specific qualification

This is a fantastic opportunity to drive positive change and help shape the future of children and young people with SEND

To manage a defined caseload of EHC assessments, facilitating and coordinating the EHC assessment process for children and young people (0-25 year olds) within statutory timescales; including where appropriate, the planning for a young person's transition to adult life. This may include complex cases where there are profound and multiple disabilities or where children are subject to child protection proceedings or are looked after by the local authority.To work in partnership with children, young people, families and professional agencies from education, health, social care and the third sector, to construct, draft and write final needs led EHCP's, to achieve stated objectives, outcomes and aspirations.Ensure assessments, provision and documentation adheres to the principle and statutory processes under the Children's Act 2004, Education Act 1996, Children and Family Act 2014, SEN Code of Practice 2015, and Equality Act 2010, ensuring that the local authority's statutory responsibilities and duties are met.Undertake on-going coordination, monitoring and review of EHC plans to ensure that the appropriate level of support is in place and that appropriate progress is being made towards achieving the outcomes specified in the planChair and attend identified meetings as required such as Annual Reviews, Placement at Risk Meetings, Next Steps Meetings, and multi-agency meetings. This may include challenging organisations and senior staff in school, health and social care settings about the provision and quality of services.

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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🚨 We're Hiring: EHCP Coordinator 🚨

Are you passionate about making a real impact in the lives of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)?

We're looking for an EHCP Coordinator to join our Integrated Children's Disability Service (ICDS) Assessment Team! In this role, you'll be the lead officer for complex SEND cases, ensuring children and young people receive the education, health, and care support they need to thrive.

✨ Key Responsibilities:
✅ Manage and coordinate statutory EHCP and Short Break assessments for children and young people (0-25 years)
✅ Draft and oversee Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs) to support positive learning and developmental outcomes
✅ Lead the annual review process and ensure appropriate placements, resources, and support
✅ Work closely with families, schools, healthcare providers, and social care teams to deliver holistic, person-centred support
✅ Ensure compliance with key legislation, including the Children & Families Act 2014 and SEND Code of Practice 2015

👩‍💼 Who We're Looking For:
🔹 Experience: At least 3 years in SEN, disability services, education, health, or social care
🔹 Knowledge: Strong understanding of SEND regulations, education pathways, and multi-agency collaboration
🔹 Skills: Excellent communication, negotiation, and case management abilities
🔹 Qualifications: Level 5 or above in Children's Services or Adult Social Care, with a willingness to work towards a SEND-specific qualification

This is a fantastic opportunity to drive positive change and help shape the future of children and young people with SEND

To manage a defined caseload of EHC assessments, facilitating and coordinating the EHC assessment process for children and young people (0-25 year olds) within statutory timescales; including where appropriate, the planning for a young person's transition to adult life. This may include complex cases where there are profound and multiple disabilities or where children are subject to child protection proceedings or are looked after by the local authority.To work in partnership with children, young people, families and professional agencies from education, health, social care and the third sector, to construct, draft and write final needs led EHCP's, to achieve stated objectives, outcomes and aspirations.Ensure assessments, provision and documentation adheres to the principle and statutory processes under the Children's Act 2004, Education Act 1996, Children and Family Act 2014, SEN Code of Practice 2015, and Equality Act 2010, ensuring that the local authority's statutory responsibilities and duties are met.Undertake on-going coordination, monitoring and review of EHC plans to ensure that the appropriate level of support is in place and that appropriate progress is being made towards achieving the outcomes specified in the planChair and attend identified meetings as required such as Annual Reviews, Placement at Risk Meetings, Next Steps Meetings, and multi-agency meetings. This may include challenging organisations and senior staff in school, health and social care settings about the provision and quality of services.

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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🚨 We're Hiring: EHCP Coordinator 🚨

Are you passionate about making a real impact in the lives of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)?

We're looking for an EHCP Coordinator to join our Integrated Children's Disability Service (ICDS) Assessment Team! In this role, you'll be the lead officer for complex SEND cases, ensuring children and young people receive the education, health, and care support they need to thrive.

✨ Key Responsibilities:
✅ Manage and coordinate statutory EHCP and Short Break assessments for children and young people (0-25 years)
✅ Draft and oversee Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs) to support positive learning and developmental outcomes
✅ Lead the annual review process and ensure appropriate placements, resources, and support
✅ Work closely with families, schools, healthcare providers, and social care teams to deliver holistic, person-centred support
✅ Ensure compliance with key legislation, including the Children & Families Act 2014 and SEND Code of Practice 2015

👩‍💼 Who We're Looking For:
🔹 Experience: At least 3 years in SEN, disability services, education, health, or social care
🔹 Knowledge: Strong understanding of SEND regulations, education pathways, and multi-agency collaboration
🔹 Skills: Excellent communication, negotiation, and case management abilities
🔹 Qualifications: Level 5 or above in Children's Services or Adult Social Care, with a willingness to work towards a SEND-specific qualification

This is a fantastic opportunity to drive positive change and help shape the future of children and young people with SEND

To manage a defined caseload of EHC assessments, facilitating and coordinating the EHC assessment process for children and young people (0-25 year olds) within statutory timescales; including where appropriate, the planning for a young person's transition to adult life. This may include complex cases where there are profound and multiple disabilities or where children are subject to child protection proceedings or are looked after by the local authority.To work in partnership with children, young people, families and professional agencies from education, health, social care and the third sector, to construct, draft and write final needs led EHCP's, to achieve stated objectives, outcomes and aspirations.Ensure assessments, provision and documentation adheres to the principle and statutory processes under the Children's Act 2004, Education Act 1996, Children and Family Act 2014, SEN Code of Practice 2015, and Equality Act 2010, ensuring that the local authority's statutory responsibilities and duties are met.Undertake on-going coordination, monitoring and review of EHC plans to ensure that the appropriate level of support is in place and that appropriate progress is being made towards achieving the outcomes specified in the planChair and attend identified meetings as required such as Annual Reviews, Placement at Risk Meetings, Next Steps Meetings, and multi-agency meetings. This may include challenging organisations and senior staff in school, health and social care settings about the provision and quality of services.

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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