Social Worker - UASC Team - Oxfordshire CC

Social Worker - UASC Team

Oxfordshire County Council | Oxford
£42 per hour Umbrella
3-month contract

Caritas Recruitment is currently recruiting for an experienced Children's Social Worker to join the Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children (UASC) Team in Oxfordshire.

This is a specialist opportunity supporting unaccompanied children and young people who have arrived in Oxfordshire either spontaneously or through the National Transfer Scheme. You will work with children in care and care leavers, supporting them as they adjust to life in the UK and develop greater independence.

The role

As a Social Worker within the UASC Team, you will:

• Manage your own caseload of unaccompanied children and young people.
• Complete statutory social work duties within required timescales.
• Work with children who are commonly accommodated under Section 20 of the Children Act.
• Participate in the team's duty system, responding primarily to newly arrived children.
• Support young people as they settle into life in the UK and develop their independence.
• Work with children and young people from a diverse range of cultures and backgrounds.
• Ensure safeguarding and child protection policies and procedures are followed appropriately.
• Liaise with relevant specialist services across Oxfordshire and the wider UK.

About you

The successful Social Worker will ideally have:

• Experience within statutory Children's Social Care.
• Experience working with UASC, children in care or care leavers.
• Knowledge and understanding of the UK immigration and asylum system.
• Knowledge of the National Referral Mechanism (NRM).
• An understanding of the specialist services available to unaccompanied children and young people.
• The ability to manage statutory responsibilities and timescales confidently.
• Strong safeguarding and multi-agency working skills.

Why consider this role?

This is a particularly rewarding opportunity for a Social Worker looking to build or further develop specialist UASC experience. You will support young people through significant transitions while developing your knowledge of asylum, immigration and culturally sensitive social work practice.

Contract: 3 months
Rate: £42 per hour Umbrella
Location: Oxford
Team: UASC - Unaccompanied Children and Young Person's Team

Interested?

If you have relevant Children's Social Care/UASC experience and would like to discuss the opportunity, please get in touch:

Lisa Hallinan
Principal Consultant | Caritas Recruitment
07469 676076
l.hallinan@caritas-recruitment.com

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