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JOB-20240819-db742659Job Opportunity: Senior Social Worker - Duty &amp; Assessment in Colindale, UKAre you ready to take on an exciting new role as a Senior Social Worker within the Duty &amp; Assessment team? Located in Colindale, London, this position offers an enviable pay rate of £37.54 per hour (Hourly) with an ongoing contract. Embrace the chance to work within a dynamic team and make a real difference to the community in this rewarding role. Enjoy the flexibility of core working hours from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, with various flexible options, including four 10-hour days or part-time work, to fit around your personal needs.Perks and benefits: - Competitive Pay: Earn a generous hourly rate while building your professional experience and advancing your career. - Flexible Working Arrangements: Tailor your work schedule to suit your lifestyle with flexible start and finish times and the possibility of part-time hours, helping you achieve work-life balance. - Diverse Work Environment: Benefit from the cultural richness of Colindale, offering a unique blend of urban living with plenty of green spaces and a friendly community feel. - Professional Development: Access opportunities for training and development, keeping you at the forefront of the social work profession. - Supportive Team: Join a supportive and collaborative team environment, where your contributions are valued, and your ideas are encouraged.What you will do: - Conduct Initial Assessments to determine the needs of children and families. - Initiate Care Proceedings and bring cases to initial case conferences. - Carry out assessments under the single assessment framework and create Care Plans. - Complete risk assessments and write comprehensive reports for child protection case conferences. - Attend and participate in case conferences, providing insightful contributions. - Draft Section 17 reports for family courts and write initial court statements. - Apply for emergency care orders when necessary and attend court sessions. - Conduct home visits to monitor and safeguard children, ensuring their wellbeing. - Chair meetings and collaborate with other professionals to provide the best outcomes.Requirements: - Registration with Social Work England is essential. - A degree or equivalent qualification in Social Work is required. - Current or recent experience as a Senior Social Worker or Social Worker within the UK is necessary.Colindale is a fantastic place to work and live. This vibrant area boasts excellent transport links, diverse dining and shopping options, and an array of leisure activities. Join us in Colindale, where your career can flourish and your personal life can thrive.Working with Sanctuary Personnel: Sanctuary Personnel is a trusted and award-winning agency for roles. With an ‘Excellent’ rating on Trustpilot from over 1,000 reviews and many prestigious industry awards, we are dedicated to finding you the best possible rates in roles that match your skills and experience.

Sanctuary Personnel

Senior Social Worker - Duty & Assessment

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Referral &amp; Assessment Team to work full time based in Bexley. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £46,191 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>Investigate complaints of alleged neglect, abuse or ill treatment&nbsp; of children, undertake assessments and where appropriate arrange accommodation for children and young people.</li><li>Assess children and their families who may require a Social Work Service and investigate reports that children are suffering or are likely to suffer harm.</li><li>Draw up plans with and for individual children and their families (including plans for service provision to children in need, plans for protection of children, care plans for looked after children).</li><li>Undertake preventative work with families in order to reduce the need for care or accommodation.</li><li>Work with children and young people, families, carers and communities to help them make informed decisions, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to service planning.</li><li>Work closely with colleagues across the Council and External Agencies in order to gather information relevant to assessment and care planning activities.</li><li>Make recommendations to the Team Leader and others about the need for legal action in respect of a child and about use of resources.</li><li>Act as named key worker and implement agreed plans for the production of children, care of children and service provision and to monitor and review those plans.</li><li>Maintain and update case notes and other records, as required.</li><li>Carry out these duties in accordance with legal requirements and Bexley procedures, and advise manager in advance where this is likely to be difficult to achieve.</li><li>Ensure that Borough resources (including social work time) are used economically, effectively and efficiently and to alert supervisors to any shortfall in resources.</li><li>Prepare reports for, attend and contribute to case conferences, reviews and other meetings as necessary.</li><li>Tke responsibility for their own and colleagues welfare by identifying, acknowledging and discussing the stresses of the work and by ensuring that they themselves and colleagues are not exposed to unnecessary risk of violence.</li><li>Attend training and keep abreast of new research, guidance and law; to use what has been learned in practice, and to participate in initiatives to review and improve social work practice and service delivery within the team.</li><li>Undertake other duties as directed by the Unit Manager or required by the department.</li></ul>
Requirements of this Social Worker job:<ul>
<li>A social Work Qualification or equivalent.</li><li>Understanding of relevant legislation.</li><li>Continual professional development.</li><li>Social Work England registered.</li></ul>
Contact: This Social Worker job is advertised by Charlie Reeve; 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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