Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews has an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Social Work Personal Advisor to join a well-established Children’s service based in Croydon.
Pay Rate: £25 per hour (assignment rate)
Contract: Locum, 3-Months
Hours: Full-time, 36 hours per week
Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
- Effortless Registration: Say goodbye to paperwork! Our fully online and paperless registration service streamlines the process, making it convenient and hassle-free for you.
- Compliance Made Easy: Enjoy peace of mind with our free DBS and compliance service, which includes paid-for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules tailored to your needs.
- Exclusive Opportunities: Unlock access to prestigious Social Work roles that you won't find elsewhere. From collaborating with NHSBT to supporting vital projects at The Home Office and Vaccination Centres or relocating candidates to Australia, The Falkland Islands and many other destinations, our network opens doors to diverse and impactful assignments in the UK and globally.
- 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 friend that works in Social Work 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 friends you can refer.
- Professional Development: Working as a locum in Social Work 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.
Duties:
- Work with young people from aged 16 and their networks, including carers and social workers to ensure that areas of need are identified and actions taken to meet those needs
- Acting as a positive role model and working with young people in a Systemic way, using the Strengthening Families framework
- Through the needs assessment and review process, develop, implement and review Pathway Plans
- Undertaking direct work with the young person to achieve the desired outcomes in the Pathway Plan, and using best-practice and evidence-based models to do this
- The provision of advice and guidance on the range of issues covered in the Plan
- Participate in the Duty Service delivering front facing support, in cases of emergency or high need
- Participate in statutory court and tribunal processes, including writing statements and giving evidence
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In conjunction with young people and their personal and professional networks, identify and monitor risks and vulnerabilities and devise and contribute to risk and vulnerability management plans
- Undertake direct work with young people who have complex and multiple needs, including criminal offending, behaviour which may put themselves or others at risk of harm, exploitation, mental health difficulties, and impact of trauma or neglect
- Where young people are parents, work alongside them to ensure they can meet the needs of their children, including signposting and supporting them to access universal and early help services
- Be an active part of the safeguarding network including reporting any concerns of harm or risk of harm to statutory partners
- Ensure work is timely and effective to meet young people’s needs and in line with statutory duties and timescales
- Ensure all work is recorded on the case recording system
- Support and promote young people’s engagement in education training or employment, and take action to prevent young people becoming NEET (not in education, employment or training)
- Support young people to live in and sustain suitable accommodation, including liaison with housing partners and housing providers
- Provide practical assistance such as setting up home support
- Working with the young person and partners to prevent homelessness
- Support young people with their finances including ensuring they develop skills in budgeting
Requirements of the Personal Advisor:
- Previous experience working within a similar role
- Willing to undertake a DBS check
Contact:
This Personal Advisor job is advertised by Michael Bowen; 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.
