Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews have an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Social Worker to work as a Family Court Adviser in a well-established Children’s service based in London.
Pay Rate: £33 per hour (assignment rate)
Contract: Locum, 3-Months
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- Expert Guidance and Support: Benefit from personalised clinical governance and revalidation support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years of experience. We're here to ensure you're always on top of your game.
- Rewarding Referral Program: Spread the word and reap the rewards! Refer a Family Court Adviser and receive a generous £250 bonus once they've completed just 100 hours of work. The best part? There's no limit to how many FCA's you can refer.
- Professional Development: Working as a locum Family Court Adviser provides opportunities for continuous professional development. You may encounter new challenges, technologies, and best practices in different settings, which can enhance your clinical skills and knowledge.
Main Duties:
Safeguarding and Child Protection
- Provide expert safeguarding and child protection advice, assessments, and analyses to the Court regarding the needs and best interests of children involved in Family Proceedings.
- Prioritize the well-being and safety of the child throughout Cafcass' involvement in the case.
- Address all incidents or risks of significant harm to the child in line with Local Safeguarding Children’s Board (LSCB) procedures and Cafcass policies.
Direct Work with Children and Families
- Work directly with children and families to achieve safe and positive outcomes, making referrals to other services when beneficial.
Service Effectiveness and Productivity
- Produce high-quality work efficiently, balancing increased productivity with casework quality.
- Ensure that all work meets good or outstanding ratings in internal and external audits, using any exceptions as learning opportunities for future improvement.
- Engage fully with policy on case allocation, adopting a proportionate approach to work based on case needs, with average time spent on cases adjusting to demand levels.
Quality of Casework
- Conduct advanced social work case analyses of children’s circumstances, updating as needed when circumstances change. Provide initial case analysis advice to local teams for Intake roles.
- Offer advanced social work advice to assist the Court in achieving timely conclusions to proceedings and the best possible outcomes for children.
- Comply with Family Court orders and conduct necessary inquiries in accordance with relevant legislation and Court Rules.
- Develop and monitor a clear child-focused plan of work for each case, ensuring ongoing review.
- Ensure the appointment and instruction of legal representation for the child as required, working in partnership with relevant agencies.
Requirements of the Family Court Adviser:
- Degree or equivalent in social work
- Current Social Work England registration
- Significant frontline experience in Children’s Services
Contact:
This Family Court Adviser job is advertised by Jess Ling; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from Social Workers who meet the above requirements.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work candidates who meet these requirements for this Social Work role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.
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.
