Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Adult Supervising Social Worker within the Hospital Team to work full time based in Hillingdon.
The salary for this permanent Adults Supervising Social Worker job is up to £38,000 per annum.
Main duties:
- Maintain records of placements, using electronic case recording systems, e.g. case recording, placement agreements, assessment reports, carer reviews, carer supervision and child progress reports, initial visits and Form F assessments.
- Manage and supervise support workers in line with agreed support packages as well as completing support workers’ annual appraisals.
- Preparation of statements and reports to the court or child protection conferences as requested by the placing Local Authority.
- Attend and participation in childcare reviews, case conferences and other meetings as appropriate.
- Contribute to the referral process ensuring through matching of children with physical disabilities, learning disabilities and/or ASD to carers.
- Liaise with the Placements Coordinator regarding referrals, matching considerations and meetings. Carry out negotiations between Credo Care and placing authorities with respect to the placement of children.
- Ensure that the child’s care plan is carried out in accordance with the requirements of the placing authority and in consultation with the child’s social worker, foster carers, parents, etc as necessary.
- Assist in the identification and commission of appropriate therapeutic resources for children and organise their attendance (where appropriate).
- Assist in the identification of home tuition, appropriate educational and/or work placements for young people and assist in preparation for leaving care (where appropriate).
- Organize and support carers groups, children’s groups and training courses as required, including Skills to Foster courses.
- Advise children and young people of their rights and assist in the use of the complaints procedure as necessary through a variety of communication methods.
- Attend team meetings on a regular basis to share information and best practice regarding children in placement.
- Update the company Outlook calendar, including details of casework, hours worked, location, annual leave etc. using a range of electronic devices (eg. Allocated laptops and mobile phones).
- Attend joint team meetings and training at a range of venues across the service.
Requirements of this Adults Supervising Social Worker job:
- A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
- Understanding of relevant legislation.
- Continual professional development.
- Social Work England registered.
Contact:
This Adults Supervising Social Worker job is advertised by Alex Moon; 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.
