Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Initial Response & Safeguarding Team to work full time based in Bury, Greater Manchester.
Location: Bury, Greater Manchester
Working Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £33,024 - £41,418 per annum
The Council is dedicated to protecting and enhancing the well-being of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees to uphold this dedication. Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background check via the Disclosure and Barring Service at the appropriate level.
Benefits of the role:
- Convenient Parking: Complimentary car parking pass
- Professional Fee Coverage: Reimbursement of your Social Work England registration fees.
- Work-Life Balance: Flexible and adaptable working arrangements to encourage and help you to fulfil a healthy work-life balance
- Educational Incentives: Receive a reward of up to £1000 upon successful completion of the practice educator program for social work students
- Training and Development: Access to extensive training programs
- Health and Fitness Benefits: Exclusive discounts on gym memberships and access to salary sacrifice schemes
- Generous Leave Policy: Enjoy 26 days of annual leave, increasing to 31 days after 5 years of service, plus an extra day of leave during the Christmas period. Additionally, you have the option to purchase up to 10 extra days of leave.
- Financial Security: Participation in a highly competitive local government pension scheme.
- Wellbeing Support: Comprehensive employee wellbeing support services.
Main Duties as a Social Worker:
- Client Support & Assessment: Deliver professional social work services to children and families, adhering to the Children Act. Conduct thorough assessments of children who may have experienced or are at risk of significant harm. Seek management and legal advice to secure necessary orders for child protection.
- Report Writing & Court Representation: Prepare detailed, high-quality reports for various contexts, including court proceedings. Represent the Local Authority in court, providing verbal and written evidence as needed, and account for the Authority's actions in both public and private hearings.
- Collaboration & Communication: Engage with service users in diverse settings, including their homes and office environments, to provide effective social work services. Attend and contribute to child protection conferences, statutory reviews, core group meetings, and departmental meetings professionally.
- Case Management & Teamwork: Manage client records in compliance with statutory and departmental guidelines. Represent the Local Authority in cases transferred between authorities. Collaborate with other social workers and professionals as directed by the Fieldwork Team Manager.
- Planning & Implementation: Contribute to the development and execution of care plans for children in need, including those under child protection, looked-after children, and family support schemes.
- Team Participation & Coverage: Support and enhance the social work team’s effectiveness by participating in team meetings and providing cover as required. Take part in the Social Work duty rota and assist with organizing and administering social work tasks.
- Advocacy & Supervision: Advocate on behalf of clients with other local authority departments and relevant agencies, ensuring alignment with local authority policies. Engage in supervision sessions, adhering to feedback and action plans, and act as chair in child protection meetings when assigned by management.
- Safeguarding & Compliance: Maintain a strong commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Ensure adherence to departmental, council, and government policies and procedures.
- Information & Planning: Provide information to support departmental, Department of Health, and other official planning, implementation, and monitoring activities.
Key Requirements for this role:
- Possess a degree in Social Work (such as CQSW, CSS, DiPSW, or an equivalent qualification).
- Must be registered with Social Work England.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the Children Act 1989.
- Thorough understanding of the developmental stages of children and adolescents.
- Clear understanding of strategies and principles for permanence planning for children.
Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Harry Smy; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from Social Workers who meet the above requirements.
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.
