Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Adoption & Kinship Team to work Full Time based in Barking & Dagenham.
The salary for this Social Worker job is up to £47,532 per annum.
Main duties:
- To act as a member of a social work team providing social work services to children and their families, with the purpose of safeguarding and promoting their welfare within the context of Special Guardianship and Adoption.
- All post are expected to maintain professional standards of practice and to work in accordance with Social Work England standards and the Division’s values, strategic objectives, procedures and managerial guidance.
- With appropriate supervision assess and provide services to children and families in need within the framework of relevant law, legislation and nation and local guidance.
- To undertake high-quality, analytical care and pathway plans within statutory timescales, which are reflective of presenting concerns and responsive to identified unmet needs and/or risks.
- To undertake practice which is analytical and reflective and in which the child’s voice is consistently heard and recorded.
- Working within London Child Protection Procedures to undertake key work responsibilities for children looked after by the Local Authority who are deemed to be at risk.
- Working with Care Planning Regulations 2010, and in accordance with the Children & Families Act 2014, to execute statutory duties to children in care.
- To enhance and promote continuing professional development in accordance with the Professional Capabilities Framework and registration requirements of the HCPC. To undertake appropriate training and keep abreast of changes in legislation divisional procedures and development in professional practice.
- To contribute to the planning and development of the service provided by the team and promote the improvement of standards and quality assurance.
- To use ICT and ICS as required to maintain accurate case records and be able to report on key performance management data.
- To ensure that your Line Manager is kept fully appraised of any concerns arising from caseload and seek advice as and when necessary.
Requirements of this Social Worker job:
- A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
- Understanding of relevant legislation.
- Registered or eligible for registration.
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.
