Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker / Senior Social Worker Adoption, to work full time based in Barnsley
The salary for this permanent Social Worker / Senior Social Worker job is up to £44,539
Main Duties:
- Support senior colleagues with the prioritisation, allocation, planning and review of work in
- accordance with policies, procedures and statutory requirements, contributing to effective budget management, ensuring value for public money and the maximisation of service efficiencies
- Contribute to service monitoring and evaluation, undertaking needs analysis, reviewing availability of resources and development of service practice, policies and strategies to maintain high quality services
- Provide supervision, direction and co-ordination of workloads, support and guidance, appraisal and professional development and support social work students on first and final placements; and students from other professional disciplines
- Undertake clear and detailed service user, carer assessments and interventions in accordance with relevant statutory requirements, minimising risks, with consideration for service user needs and available options
- Manage high complex cases including their planning and review, promoting independence and early intervention as well as the personalisation agenda and self-directed support to minimise risks and improve quality of life for service users and their carers, ensuring targets are met within agreed timescales
- Work with individuals, families, carers and communities to help them make informed decisions, enabling them to clarify their needs, construct value for money care packages and commission a range of appropriate services, as well as respond to their feedback regarding service provision
- Make proactive use of supervision to extend effective practice, reflection and career development and to meet the objectives of Professional Development Reviews
- Assist in ensuring that statutory responsibilities are met and fulfilled by the team, ensuring that quality practice standards are achieved in delivery high quality, promoting use of evidence and theory to support practice in complex and changing circumstances
- Undertake preventative work and risk assessments utilising community resources and services such as reablement and Telehealthcare
- Provide professional advice, guidance and information to a range of internal and external stakeholders as required, giving evidence in court and working with multi-disciplinary teams in relation to complex cases
- Manage complex transitions cases and chair multi-disciplinary team meetings as appropriate to specialised field / local structures
- Input, check and maintain a variety of electronic and paper-based systems including case notes and record systems
- Contribute to the evaluation and analysis of recording and the use of information systems to inform good practice and maintain a focus on positive outcomes for service users and their families
- Liaise, negotiate, influence and collaborate with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, developing effective relationships, resolving conflicts effectively in highly charged, complex or challenging circumstances
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of best practice, policy and procedure in relation to vulnerable people as well as keeping abreast of wider service developments to enhance the service accordingly to satisfy internal and external demands
Requirements of this job:
- Social Work Degree or equivalent (DipSW, CQSW, CSS)
- Social Work England (SWE) Registration
- Knowledge of UK legislation relevant to children and families
- Experience of working with children, young people, and their families
Employee Benefits:
- South Yorkshire Pension Scheme
- Welcome Payment £3,000 (£1,000 on commencement, £1,000 after 18 months and £1,000 after 36 months)
- Sick pay
- Maternity pay
- Paternity Leave
- Additional Annual leave (additional 5 days after 5 years’ service)
- Annual leave purchase scheme (up to 5 days per annum)
- Flexible Hours Scheme (dependent on the needs of the service)
- Flexible Working Opportunities – Flexi, Job Share, Parental Leave
- Special Leave
- Fleet Services Home Electronics – Salary sacrifice scheme (tech products, white goods)
- Discounts and local offers in several Town Centre shops
- Car lease scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Car Parking Permit Scheme
- Discounts on gym memberships
- Free Blood Pressure Checks
- Paid Practice Educator roles
- Social Work England professional fees reimbursed
- Regular staff engagement through a fortnightly Children’s Service’s newsletter, Practitioner Forums, Market Place Event
Contact:
This job is advertised by Harry Smy; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from social worker, senior social worker, advanced practitioner, senior practitioner, deputy team manager, team manager, service manager, head of service and more as we might have other roles applicable to you.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.
Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and over 400+ reviews.
