Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.8/5 and over 500+ reviews have an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Band 4 Social Work Assistant to join a well-established service based in Ballymena.
Pay Rate: £17.99 per hour (assignment rate)
Contract: Locum, 3-Months
Shift Pattern: Normal full-time hours of duty are 37.5 hours per week, exclusive of meal times
Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
- Fully online and paperless registration service
- Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
- Exclusive access to fully managed service social work projects (some outside IR35) with high rates of pay, flexible working, support from experienced social work practitioners, accommodation assistance (if applicable), retention bonuses (if applicable) and extensive equipment provided.
- Revalidation/registration renewal based on length of service.
- £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
- Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us!
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience recruiting to social work roles (public & private sector)
- Daily payroll and in-house payroll system
- Access to our online career’s hub
Duties:
- Be primarily responsible for assisting social work managers in the provision of quality social work services to children and families
- Work within a Children’s Services Team and will undertake tasks allocated by the Social Work Team Manager to support social workers in the discharge of their duties
- Ensure continuing professional development through training, supervision and learning in line with NISCC registration requirements
Requirements of the Social Work Assistant:
- Demonstrate their commitment by their regular attendance and the efficient completion of all tasks allocated to them
- NVQ/QCF/RQF Level 3 in a care-related subject and 1 years' experience working in a social care role OR NVQ/QCF/RQF Level 2 in a care-related subject and 2 years’ experience working in a social care role OR 4 GCSEs (Grades A-C) and 3 years’ experience working in a social care role
- Be registered with the NISCC on the Social Care part of the register at the time of appointment or be eligible for immediate registration within a reasonable timescale prior to taking up post
- Hold a current full driving licence which is valid for use in the UK and have access to a car on appointment
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to use own initiative
- Be proficient with IT systems
- Effective organisational skills with an ability to prioritise own workload
- Ability to listen and respond appropriately and sensitively to the needs of service users
- Ability to identify problems and recommend appropriate solutions
- Ability to make use of and contribute to regular supervision
Contact:
This Social Work Assistant job is advertised by Nathan Rowe; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
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.
