Sanctuary Personnel, a forward-thinking and dedicated recruitment agency, is excited to offer a new permanent position for a Social Worker within the Fostering Team, based full-time in East London. The salary for this role ranges between £40,000 and £50,000 per annum.
Benefits:
- Pension Scheme: A contributory pension to help safeguard your financial future.
- Hybrid Working: Flexibility to work both from home and in the office, supporting a balanced work-life routine.
- Generous Annual Leave: Ample time to unwind and pursue personal interests.
- Ongoing Professional Development: Access to training and career advancement opportunities.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): Wellbeing support for both you and your family.
- Supportive Team Environment: Work within a cohesive team of social care professionals.
Key Responsibilities:
- Recruit, assess, and provide support to foster carers in accordance with national fostering standards and regulations.
- Carry out detailed assessments of potential foster carers and offer recommendations to fostering panels.
- Offer ongoing supervision and guidance to foster carers, addressing any challenges they may encounter.
- Collaborate closely with children’s services, fostering panels, and external agencies to ensure the needs of children are met.
- Participate in and contribute to care planning meetings, reviews, and training sessions.
- Keep accurate and up-to-date records in line with legal and regulatory requirements.
Requirements for this Social Worker role:
- A Degree in Social Work and current registration with Social Work England.
- Proven experience in fostering, child protection, or a related area.
- Strong understanding of the relevant legislation and regulations.
- Exceptional communication, assessment, and report-writing abilities.
- Capable of working independently as well as part of a team in a dynamic environment.
Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; 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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