Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Children Looked After Team to work full time based in Apsley, Hertfordshire.
The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £42,503 per annum.
Main duties:
- To manage and be professionally accountable, with supervision and support, for your own social work practice – to children, young people, families, carers, groups, individuals and partner agencies.
- Assess needs thoroughly and to a good standard, analysing risk and developing integrated safeguarding plans in line with Working Together.
- Involve children, young people, families, carers, groups and partner agencies in all meetings, which may affect them and listen actively to what they have to say.
- Recognise the expertise of individuals, children, families, carers, groups about their own circumstances, position and have regard for their wishes and feelings.
- Maintain professional standards of conduct with children, young people, parents/carers, families, other professionals and voluntary agencies.
- Work with individuals, young people, families and carers to develop and/or maintain independence, including involving them in support groups and networks and support them in extending their involvement.
- Keep children, young people, families and carers updates on what steps you are going to take.
- Build honest relationships based on clear communication and make sure all involved understand what will happen with the information children, young people, families and carers give to a Social Worker.
- Work closely with other agencies within the community, both statutory and voluntary in support preventative strategies.
Requirements of this Social Worker job:
- A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
- Past experience managing a team.
- Understanding of relevant legislation.
- Continual professional development.
- Social Work England registered.
Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Lucy Pearson; 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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