Professionally Qualified Social Worker
The Child and Family Agency was established on 1st January 2014, responsible for various statutory functions including child protection, alternative care, specified regulatory services, and family support. The agency has a major improvement programme with focus on Practice, Culture, and Structure.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* Provide direct access to the local community and offer initial holistic social assessment and intervention to children, youth, families, and groups.
* Have a working knowledge of HIQA Standards as they apply to the role.
* Identify service users' individual and collective needs in partnership with them and create early interventions and/or social action strategies.
* Manage and prioritise a caseload appropriate to the post.
* Provide supportive counselling, emotional and practical support, and information to service users and their families.
Education & Training
* Maintain standards of practice and levels of professional knowledge by participating in continuous professional development initiatives.
* Keep up to date with advances in Social Work research and ongoing review and evaluation of literature relevant to the assigned area.
* Support and train other staff in accordance with professional standards as appropriate.
Health & Safety
Comply with and contribute to the development of policies, procedures, guidelines, and safe professional practice and adhere to relevant legislation, regulations, and standards.