Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Experienced Social Worker within the Children in Care Team to work full time based in Medway.
The salary for this permanent Experienced Social Worker job is up to £51,306per annum.
Main duties:
- Manage a caseload within a framework of appropriate reflective supervision, undertaking focused, analytical assessments, SMART care plans and reviews that have clear objectives and outcome measures in order to ensure that all looked after children receive a service that reflects the Council’s commitment to achieving positive outcomes for our looked after children.
- Demonstrate and model good practice that reflects a commitment to relationship and strengths-based practice, working collaboratively with children and their families.
- Work directly with children and young people to establish their lived experiences, wishes and feelings, using a variety of techniques, as required.
- To work with children and families in a variety of diverse and complex contexts, such as menial ill health, disability, substance misuse, domestic abuse, sexual and criminal exploitation, radicalisation, poverty, discrimination, and immigration.
- Consistently use the Signs of Safety practice model in assessments and interventions with looked after children, their families and their carers.
- Demonstrate the ability to collaboratively engage and develop quality Life-Story work with all Looked After Children so they have a good understanding of their family and their story both in care and before care.
- Regularly review the progress and implementation of children’s care plans and update these based on new assessments or significant changes in the child’s circumstances.
- Demonstrate the ability to influence others in an effort to help coordinate support services in the best way possible to keep children as safe and well cared for as possible.
- Participate in regular reflective supervision with your manager to review casework and critically reflect on, and identify any areas of learning.
- At the discretion of the Head of Service, such other activities as may from time to time be agreed in line with the nature of the job described above.
Requirements of this Experienced Social Worker role:
- A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
- Understanding of relevant legislation.
- Registered or eligible for registration.
Contact:
This Experienced Social Worker job is advertised by Charlie Reeve; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
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.
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