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JOB-20240819-db742659Children’s Social Worker – Fostering Team (Coventry, UK) Location: Coventry, UK Salary: £30.57 per hour Type: Locum, Full-Time, OngoingWe are seeking a dedicated Children’s Social Worker to join the Fostering Team in Coventry. This ongoing full-time locum role offers an excellent opportunity to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children and families, while contributing to high-quality fostering services within a supportive and professional environment.<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3>
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Locum Job: Enjoy the flexibility of locum work, allowing you to balance personal commitments while building a rewarding career.</li><li>
Competitive Pay: Earn a strong hourly rate that reflects your skills and experience in fostering services.</li><li>
Professional Development: Access ongoing learning opportunities and career progression support to help you grow professionally.</li><li>
Supportive Community: Work within a friendly, collaborative team that values your contribution and supports your goals.</li></ul>
<h3>What You Will Do</h3>
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Conduct assessments and reviews of foster carers to ensure the highest standards of care are maintained.</li><li>
Provide expert guidance, supervision, and support to foster carers, helping them manage challenges effectively.</li><li>
Work collaboratively with partner agencies and professionals to develop tailored care plans for each child.</li><li>
Coordinate and support placement arrangements, ensuring children are matched with appropriate foster carers.</li><li>
Maintain accurate, up-to-date records and reports in line with statutory, organisational, and legal requirements.</li></ul>
<h3>Why Coventry?</h3>
Coventry is a vibrant and historic city offering a rich cultural scene, excellent transport links, and a strong sense of community. From historic landmarks and arts venues to beautiful green spaces across the West Midlands, Coventry is a fantastic place to live, work, and grow professionally.<h3>Working with Sanctuary Personnel</h3>
Sanctuary Personnel is a trusted, award-winning agency with an ‘Excellent’ Trustpilot rating from over 1,000 reviews. We are committed to securing the best possible rates and matching you with roles that suit your skills and experience.

Sanctuary Personnel

Children Social Worker - Fostering Team

Are you a qualified Children's Social Worker looking for flexible temporary work? Sensible Staffing is currently recruiting Children's Social Workers to join teams across various service areas, including: Safeguarding Child Protection Fostering Family Support &amp; Social Services Adoption We welcome applications from social workers with experience in at least one of these areas. Key Responsibilities:<ul> <li>Conduct assessments and care planning to safeguard and support children and families.</li> <li>Work closely with children at risk, ensuring their safety and well-being.</li> <li>Support foster carers, adoptive parents, and families in need of intervention.</li> <li>Provide direct support and advocacy for children and young people.</li> <li>Collaborate with multi-agency teams, including education, health, and legal services.</li> <li>Maintain accurate case records and contribute to service improvements.</li> </ul>Requirements: Degree in Social Work (or equivalent qualification). Registered with Social Work England (or relevant body). Experience in at least one of the following areas: Safeguarding, Child Protection, Fostering, Family Support, or Adoption. Strong understanding of relevant legislation (Children Act, Working Together to Safeguard Children, Care Planning Regulations). Ability to work independently and within a team. A compassionate and proactive approach to working with children and families. Why Work with Sensible Staffing? Competitive pay rates and flexible working arrangements. Opportunities to gain experience across multiple children's services. Ongoing support from a dedicated recruitment consultant. Access to exclusive job opportunities across local authorities and children's trusts.

Sensible Staffing

Children's Social Worker

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, a leading recruitment company to the private and public sector has a permanent vacancy for a Social Worker to work full time based in Dudley, within the Children and Families Support &amp; Safeguarding Team.The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is £32,234 - £38,890 per annum.Main Duties:<ul>
<li>Contribute to the delivery of an effective children’s social care service as part of a social work team, improving outcomes for children and young people.&nbsp;</li><li>Manage caseloads dependent upon experience, grade of post and complexity of cases, utilising specialist knowledge for appropriate interventions, needs assessments, care planning, and child protection investigations.</li><li>Carry out high quality assessments, using child-centred, community focused, and multiagency interventions to bring about positive change through developing effective relationships, and to secure the best outcomes for children and young people.</li><li>Ensure children and young people are adequately protected in line with Dudley LSCB, departmental policy and procedures, and relevant legislation.</li><li>Holds and manages a varied caseload reflecting the function of the team in accordance with relevant policies, procedures, and legislation.</li><li>Identifies and assesses levels of risk and need and delivers protective or supportive services for children at risk, in need and/or looked after.</li><li>Assesses and analyses need, contributing to and implementing plans and reviewing progress against identified outcomes ensuring that the children’s welfare is paramount throughout.</li><li>Undertakes direct work with children, young people and their families in line with agreed care plans.</li><li>Maintains and develops up-to-date knowledge and relevant skills through continued learning.</li></ul>
Requirements of the Social Worker:<ul>
<li>Degree or equivalent in social work</li><li>Current Social Work England registration</li><li>At least two years of frontline experience within Children’s Services</li><li>Skills in assessment, critical analysis and decision-making</li><li>Demonstrates evidence-based practice in social work assessments, decisions and interventions</li><li>Ability to communicate effectively in all formats</li><li>Ability to utilise IT and a willingness to undertake IT training as required</li><li>Be able to drive, hold a valid full driving licence and have the use of a vehicle.</li></ul>
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.

Social Worker - Children & Families Safeguarding & Support

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