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JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Senior Social Worker/Decision Maker within the Mash Team to work full time based in Northamptonshire. The salary for this permanent Senior Social Worker/Decision Maker job is up to £41.949per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>Have direct accountability for making decisions on children’s cases referred to the MASH and determine actions required and apply appropriate thresholds for statutory intervention to ensure that children are safeguarded within agreed Working Together timescales.</li><li>Deliver professional leadership for staff within a service team, organise and delegate the workload of MASHOs providing induction, line management, professional development and daily operational supervision of support staff, in situations of high complexity ensuring a high standard of service delivery. To ensure that equal opportunities and health and safety policies are filly integrated into the daily working of the team.</li><li>To improve the quality of casework by undertaking case file audits and ensuring learning from audit activity and formal observations of daily practice is implemented into social work practice.</li><li>To provide the Team Manager with accurate information and assist the Team Manger with establishing, maintaining and utilising information systems to ensure best practice as part of a robust quality assurance system and to inform performance and budget management of the team and organisation.</li><li>Working within a multi-disciplinary/multi-agency context, to develop effective working partnerships with other agencies and services involved to ensure that positive outcomes are achieved in all key areas of service user’s lives.</li><li>Ensure that reasonable care is taken at all times for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and other persons, and to comply with the policies and procedures relating to health and safety within the department. To demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people’s behavioural, physical, social and welfare needs.</li><li>Carry out any other duties which fall within the broad spirit, scope and purpose of this job description and which are commensurate with the grade of the post.</li></ul>
 Requirements of the Senior Social Worker/Decision Maker:<ul>
<li>CQSW, DipSW, BA Social Work of equivalent professional qualification.</li><li>Management qualification at least at Level 4.</li><li>At least 1 years’ experience of supervising professional staff.</li><li>Knowledge of relevant childcare legislation.</li><li>Ability to travel independently to all required areas by the job’s responsibilities.</li></ul>
Contact: This Senior Social Worker/Decision Maker 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.

Sanctuary Personnel

Senior Social Worker - MASH

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Special Intervention Team to work full time based in Luton. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £41,799 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>Complete clear, accurate and holistic professional assessments of need and risk in respect of children and families using the Department of Education and Luton’s effective support document for children in need and potential significant harm. Taking the lead role to co-ordinate the multi-agency approach to prevent and address child protection issues and children in need.</li><li>Undertake statutory duties under The Children Act 1989 and other legislation and guidance relating to children and families e.g. care proceedings, arrangements for adoption/permanency, risk assessments and investigations in relation to the protection of children. Including arrangements for obtaining and carrying out Court Orders, attending court as the Council’s representative.</li><li>Creating effective SMART plans referring to the Practice Framework, using the appropriate available resources ensuring needs are met through negotiation and consultation with professional colleagues and service users. Promote anti-discriminatory practice and the empowerment of children and families.</li><li>Build positive relationships with children and their families through promoting participation and undertaking direct work to ensure that their voices, wishes and feelings are heard.</li><li>Update and maintain high quality and accurate case files in the council’s social work database, liquid Logic, ensuring that all key information and plan are recorded within timescales and comply with General Data Protection Regulations.</li><li>Provide witness statements for Court when required, accountable to the requirements of both internal/external agencies in line with Luton Borough Council’s Policies and Procedures.</li><li>To be responsible for your Continued Professional Development (CPD) and progression through regular check-ins and supervisions. Attending training through the Social Work Academy and Research in Practice.</li></ul>
Requirements of this Social Worker Job.<ul>
<li>Degree or equivalent in Social Work.</li><li>Current Social Work England Registration.</li><li>Experience within Children’s Services.</li><li>Full Drivers Licence and have use of a vehicle.</li></ul>
Contact: This 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.

Social Worker- Special Intervention Team

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Family Safeguarding to work full time based in Luton. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £41,799 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>Complete clear, accurate and holistic professional assessments of need and risk in respect of children and families using the Department of Education and Luton’s effective support document for children in need and potential significant harm. Taking the lead role to co-ordinate the multi-agency approach to prevent and address child protection issues and children in need.</li><li>Undertake statutory duties under The Children Act and other legislation and guidance relating to children and families e.g. care proceedings, arrangements for adoption/permanency, risk assessments and investigations in relation to the protection of children. Including arrangements for obtaining and carrying out Court Orders, attending court as the Council’s representative.</li><li>Creating effective SMART plans referring to the Practice Framework, using the appropriate available resources ensuring needs are met through negotiation and consultation with professional colleagues and service users. Promote anti-discriminatory practice and empowerment of children and families.</li><li>Build positive relationships with children and their families through promoting participation and undertaking direct work to ensure that their voices, wishes and feelings are heard.</li><li>Update and maintain high quality and accurate case files in the council’s social work database, Liquid Logic, ensuring that all key information and plans are recorded within timescales and comply with General Data Protection Regulations.</li><li>Provide witness statements for Court when required, accountable to the requirements of both internal/external agencies in line with Luton Borough Council Policies and Procedures.</li><li>To be responsible for your Continued Professional Development (CPD) and progression through regular check-ins and supervisions. Attending training through the Social WORK Academy and Research in Practice.</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 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.

Social Worker - Family Safeguarding Team (Part-time)

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 Luton. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £41,799 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>Complete clear, accurate and holistic professional assessments of need and risk in respect of children and families using the Department of Education and Luton’s effective support document for children in need and potential significant harm. Taking the lead role to co-ordinate the multi-agency approach to prevent and address child protection issues and children in need.</li><li>Undertake statutory duties under The Children Act 1989 and other legislation and guidance relating to children and families e.g. care proceedings, arrangements for adoption/permanency, risk assessments and investigations in relation to the protection of children. Including arrangements for obtaining and carrying out Court Orders, attending court as the Council’s representative.</li><li>Creating effective SMART plans referring to the Practice Framework, using the appropriate available resources ensuring needs are met through negotiation and consultation with professional colleagues and service users. Promote anti-discriminatory practice and the empowerment of children and families.</li><li>Build positive relationships with children and their families through promoting participation and undertaking direct work to ensure that their voices, wishes and feelings are heard.</li><li>Update and maintain high quality and accurate case files in the council’s social work database, Liquid Logic, ensuring that all key information and plans are recorded within timescales and comply with General Data Protection Regulations.</li><li>Provide witness statements for Court when required, accountable to the requirements of both internal/external agencies inline with Luton Borough Council Policies and Procedures.</li><li>To be responsible for your Continued Professional Development (CPD) and progression through regular check-ins and supervisions. Attending training through the Social Work Academy and Research in Practice.</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 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.

Social Worker - Referral & Assessment Team

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Senior Practitioner within the Referral &amp; Assessment Team to work full time based in Luton. The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £46,034 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>To be responsible for a complex caseload including those children at risk and subject to care proceedings and child protection plans to make a positive difference for children, young people and families in the town, by driving up the quality of practice and partnerships across the town and its services, whilst ensuring legislative requirements are met.</li><li>Support Team Managers to promote excellence within the team, i.e. providing peer supervision, mentoring and deputising in the absence of Managers.</li><li>To gather information, to complete clear, accurate and holistic professional assessment of need and risk in respect of children and families. Critically analyse all relevant information and take the lead role to co-ordinate the multi-agency approach to promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of child/young people.</li><li>Creating effective SMART plans referring to the Practice Framework, implement, monitor and review using the appropriate available resources ensuring needs are met through negotiation and consultation with professional colleagues and services users.</li><li>Liaise and work with other professionals and agencies to achieve optimal outcomes for children and young people. Build [positive relationships with children and their families through promoting participation and undertaking direct work to ensure that their voices, wishes and feelings are heard.</li><li>Update and maintain high quality case files in the council’s management information system, Liquid Logic, ensuring that all key information about the child’s circumstances and plans are recorded within timescales and comply with General Data Protection Regulations.</li><li>To take personal responsibility for own professional development and reflective practice and keep up to date with changes to legislation, court rules, policies, procedures and best practice development i.e. for your Continued Professional Development and progression through regular check-ins and supervisions. Attending training through the Social Work Academy and Research in Practice.</li></ul>
Requirements of this Senior Practitioner 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 Senior Practitioner 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.

Senior Practitioner - Referral & Assessment Team

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Consultant Social Worker within the Assessment Team to work full time based in Apsley, Hertfordshire. The salary for this permanent Consultant Social Worker job is up to £55,007 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>To undertake assessments of children in need in accordance with the Assessment Framework and Working Together and to ensure robust and timely care planning for children looked after. To ensure that initial an core assessments are completed to a high standard and within timescales.</li><li>&nbsp;To demonstrate consistently high standards of practice that put the needs of children at the forefront of all activity.</li><li>To evidence working in partnership with children and their families.</li><li>To operate within a performance framework and to strive to improve personal performance and meet identified developmental targets.</li><li>To carry out other duties as defined by the Director of Children’s Services.</li><li>To ensure a high standard of electronic social care recording for all Children. To be responsible for accurately loading and updating the services database with Children &amp; Families details/status etc.</li><li>To ensure the Service’s procedures for managing risk of significant harm to children are followed at all times, and seek appropriate advice and authorisation from managers.</li><li>To ensure reports and statement for court, case conferences and looked after reviews are prepared to a high standard, in time for deadlines and evidence involvement of children, families and carers.</li><li>Be able to represent children, young people, families, carers and partner agencies to access services.</li><li>To convene and chair multi-agency child protection meetings and planning meetings. To make full and appropriate use of the Family Group Conferencing process.</li><li>To play a leading role in improving practice and quality of assessments and care planning within the Team via mentoring assigned social work staff, leading team meeting discussions and workshops, taking responsibility for updating Team on practice developments and research findings.</li><li>Co-working cases with social workers as required and accompanying them at court.</li><li>Responsibility for the prioritisation of team allocated work held in the duty system under the direction of a Team Manager.</li><li>The duties and responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present. The post holder is expected to accept any reasonable alternations that may from time to time be necessary.</li></ul>
Requirements of this Consultant 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 Consultant 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.

Consultant Social Worker - Assessment

JOB-20241107-791d94d2

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Advanced Practitioner within the Disabled Children Team to work full time based in Northamptonshire. 
 
 The salary for this permanent Advanced Practitioner job is up to £44,911 per annum. 
 
 Main duties:

<ul>
<li>Work independently to hold and effectively manage a small complex caseload. This will include the highest risk, high need, looked after children; a range of high profile court work and specialist assessments and interventions as required.</li>

<li>Undertake high quality direct work with children, young people and families, involving all key family members and prioritising children and young people's safety. Work using Signs and Safety methodology, which works collaboratively with families to empower them to find solutions whilst ensuring working within the policies, procedures of Children's Services and regulatory standards.</li>

<li>Leadon family network meetings and case mappings. Carry out in depth and ongoing family assessment of social need and manage risk to children, with particular focus on parental capacity and capacity to change.</li>

<li>Co-work specialist assessments with less experienced members of the team to ensure that they improve and develop.</li>

<li>To assist the Team Manager in the recruitment, induction, supervision and appraisal of team members and in the effective management performance in accordance with the council's policies and procedures.</li>

<li>Recognise harm and risk indicators of different forms of harm to children relating to sexual, physical and emotional abuse or neglect. Consider the possibility of Child Sexual Exploitation, grooming (on and offline), female genital mutilation, enforced marriage and the range of adult behaviours which pose a risk to children, recognising too the potential for children to be perpetrators of abuse.</li>

<li>Use reflective supervision , research and other guidance to recognising one's own professional imitations and how and when to seek advice from a range of sources, including senior practice leaders and other clinical practitioners from a range of disciplines. The post holder will work in conjunction with senior staff and managers through available support systems (supervision, appraisal, mentoring, co-working and work shadowing)</li>

<li>Navigate the family and youth justice systems in England using legal powers and duties to support families, to protect children and to look after children in the public care system, including the regulated frameworks that support the full range of permanence options. Participate in decisions about whether to make an application to the family court, the order to be applied for and the preparation and presentation of evidence.</li>

<li>Seek advice and professional second option as required in relation to the legal issues, interventions and plans which frequently impact children, young people and families involved with statutory services.</li>

<li>Use the law and regulatory and statutory guidance to inform practice decisions. Take into account the complex relationship between professional ethics, the application of the law and the impact of social policy on both.</li>

<li>Make realistic child centred plans within a review timeline which will manage and reduce identified risks and meets the needs of the child. Any plans devised for the child need to be evidence informed, demonstrate clear analysis and professional judgement and evaluate decision making skills. This also includes working with multi-agency partners.</li>

<li>Continuous develop knowledge of child development and how this impacts on all aspects of a child's life. This includes physical, cognitive, social, emotional and behavioural development and the impact of different parenting styles. Have a good and continually developing understanding of adult behaviours; for example, adult mental health, domestic abuse, mental health, physical health, disability and substance misuse and the impact on, and inter-relationship between, parenting and child development.</li>

<li>Support, coach and mentor other members of the team and be a champion in Signs of Safety. The post holder is expected to be a Practice Educator to social work students on practice placements in the team, support with on boarding and induction and offer mentoring, work-shadowing/work experience opportunities. The post holder could be expected to take on Team Champion roles; for example, Signs of Safety Champion.</li>
</ul>

Requirements of this Advanced Practitioner job:

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<li>A social Work Qualification or equivalent.</li>

<li>Understanding of relevant legislation.</li>

<li>Continual professional development.</li>
</ul>

Advanced Practitioner - Disabled Children

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Duty &amp; Assessment Team to work full time based in Northamptonshire. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £37,237 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<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>Maintains an up-to-date assessment, care plan and reviews for all cases.</li><li>Assesses and analyses need, contributing to and implementing plans and reviewing progress against identified outcomes ensuring that the child’s welfare is paramount throughout.</li><li>Ensures that reports are up to date, of a high quality and summitted according to appropriate timescales.</li><li>Work co-operatively with colleagues and in partnership across agency boundaries.</li><li>Attends a range of meetings including child protection case conference meetings and court hearings to represent the local authority.</li><li>Undertakes direct work with children, young people and their families in line with agreed care plans.</li><li>Carries out all work within equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory frameworks.</li><li>Carries out statutory obligations in accordance with departmental policy and practice.</li><li>Keeps up to date and act in accordance with current legislation and departmental practice and initiatives.</li><li>Develops/maintains good working relationships with other professionals in all agencies.</li><li>Maintains accurate, up to date, and relevant case recordings and nay other records as specified in departmental guidance and procedures and utilising tools such as the Children Case Management system as appropriate.</li><li>Maintain regular supervision through frequent meetings and briefings in line with the Department’s supervision policy. Contribute to the development of other workings sharing knowledge and skills as appropriate.</li><li>Reports changes to risk levels, care plans or children’s circumstances to their supervisor on a regular basis or immediately as required.</li><li>Seeks advice on appropriate action, developing new risk assessments and care plans as guided by their supervisor.</li><li>Contributes through team meetings and organisational events to the development of the service.</li><li>Maintains and develops up to date knowledge and relevant skills through continued learning.</li><li>Ensure that expenditure on cases is properly authorised and recorded, in accordance with departmental procedures.</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 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.

Social Worker - Duty & Assessment Team

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Safeguarding West Team to work full time based in Northamptonshire. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £37,237 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<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/or looked after.</li><li>Maintains an up to date assessment, care plan and reviews for all cases.</li><li>Assesses and analyses need, contributing to and implementing plans and reviewing progress against identified outcomes ensuring that the child’s welfare is paramount throughout.</li><li>Ensure that reports are up to date, of high quality and submitted according to appropriate timescales.</li><li>Work co-operatively with colleagues and in partnership across agency boundaries.</li><li>Attends a range of meetings including child protection case conference meetings and court hearings to represent the local authority.</li><li>Undertakes direct work with children, young people and their families in line with agreed care plans.</li><li>Carries out all work within equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory frameworks.</li><li>Carries out statutory obligations in accordance with departmental policy and practice.</li><li>Keeps up-to-date and act in accordance with current legislation and departmental practice and initiatives.</li><li>Develops/maintains good working relationships with other professionals in all agencies.</li><li>Maintains accurate, up to date, and relevant case recordings and nay other records as specified in departmental guidance and procedures and utilising tools such as Children Case Management system as appropriate.</li><li>Maintains regular supervision through frequent meetings and briefings in line with Department’s supervision policy. Contribute to the development of other workers sharing knowledge and skills as appropriate.</li><li>Reports changes to risk levels, care plans or children’s circumstances to their supervisor on a regular basis or immediately as required.</li><li>Seeks advice on appropriate action, developing new risk assessments and care plans as guided by their supervisor.</li><li>Contributes through team meetings and organisational events to the development of the service.</li><li>Maintains and develops up-to-date knowledge and relevant skills through continued learning.</li><li>Ensures that expenditure on cases in properly authorised and recorded, in accordance with departmental procedures.</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 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.

Social Worker - Safeguarding West

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Team Manager within the Family Safeguarding Team to work full time based in Luton. The salary for this permanent Team Manager job is up to £57,861 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>To develop and manage a team responsible for providing specialist assessment and intervention services throughout Luton. Make high-risk decisions concerning the safeguarding of children.</li><li>Establish the appropriate assessments required and identify the level of need for support/services and or placements for children and families.</li><li>Determine the need for care proceedings to be instigated where the risk of significant harm is so great as to warrant a Court Order.</li><li>Maintain effective systems for prioritising, allocating and monitoring workloads and ensure that suitable systems of supervision and appraisal are in place to ensure children and families needs are met in accordance with legislation, departmental policies and procedures.</li><li>Ensure the provision of an effective service to local people by maintaining high standards of professional practice and adopting a positive approach to the full involvement of service users and carers in assessment and care planning processes, at all times encouraging independence and choice.</li><li>Identify and implement service improvements to ensure quality service delivery, establish and management robust quality assurance systems and preparation for annual external inspection. Participate in the development of strategic objectives and the production of departmental, service and team plans, policies and procedures and under the guidance of the Integrated Service Manager.</li><li>Recruit, motivate, train and develop staff within Council procedures and implement employment legislation. Undertake development activities required for own and team’s development including supervision and appraisal and keep up to date with legislation, government initiatives, best practice in Children’s Services to ensure an effective workforce that can meet service objectives and the Every Child Matters Agenda.</li><li>Maintain effective links and working relationships within the Department and with relevant statutory, voluntary and private agencies. Work in partnership with these agencies in order to provide a well co-ordinated quality service to individual service users making the most effective use of local resources. Represent the Department and the Council on multi-agency partnerships e.g. Luton Safeguarding Children Board.</li><li>Comply with the Council’s Financial Procedures and purchase services for individuals to ensure services are provided within the limits of the devolved budgets allocated to the Team.</li></ul>
Requirements of this Team Manager 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 Team Manager 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.

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