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JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Independent Reviewing Officer to work Part Time (3 Days) based in Medway. The salary for this permanent Independent Reviewing Officer job is up to £61,676 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>To ensure the provision of an efficient service to children and young people in need of protection and children and young people looked after by Medway Council.</li><li>To ensure efficient and effective inter-agency working in respect of the child protection system and of services to children looked after.</li><li>To constructively challenge actions and interventions that are not delivering the required outcomes for children and young people.</li><li>To comply with statutory guidance by providing independent reviews of looked after children.</li><li>To contribute to quality assurance measures and performance management systems to maintain and promote high practice standards.</li><li>To chair complex case conferences/review meetings effectively, facilitating the full participation of professionals, parents and children and young people, and ensuring the views of children and young people are heard and given due attention.</li><li>To actively promote work life balance and flexible working in order to achieve high quality service delivery.</li><li>To actively promote the Council’s Fair Access, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and observe the standard of conduct which prevents discrimination taking place.</li><li>At the discretion of the Head of Service, such other activities as may from time to time be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above.</li></ul>
Requirements of this role:<ul>
<li>Social work qualification with registration with Social Work England.</li><li>Experience in managing social work caseloads and supervising others.</li><li>Experience of community and/or group work.</li><li>Knowledge of children’s health and social care systems, agencies, and relevant legislation.</li></ul>
Contact: This Independent Reviewing Officer 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.

Sanctuary Personnel

Independent Reviewing Officer (Part Time)

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Assistant Team Manager within the Assessment Team to work full time based in Medway. The salary for this permanent Assistant Team Manager job is up to £56,615 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>Line management responsibility for 3-4 social workers and to deliver high quality supervision regularly to review case work and critically reflect on the work being undertaken. This includes case management oversight, and timely decision making, the effective implementation and review of children’s plans and provides the opportunity to reflect and recognise areas of practice which are good or requires improvement and supports the ongoing learning and development of children.</li><li>The Team Manager will retain overall responsibility for the team.</li><li>Complete and review performance development plans your supervisees which enhance individuals personal and professional development needs and contributes towards staff retention.</li><li>Chair strategy, review, planning, professional and network meetings as appropriate.</li><li>Maintain accurate and up to date records in line with Data Protection legislation (GDPR) and use Medway Council specific recording systems to promote effective case management.</li><li>Support the safer recruitment and selection of new staff, both within the team and across Children’s Social Care in order to ensure staffing levels are maintained.</li><li>Keep up to date with the Council’s organisational policies, government guidance, legislation, research, and national trends in order to maintain the highest professional standards.</li><li>Deputise for the Team Manager where necessary and as appropriate. You will be the first point of contact for support and advice for your supervisees and will be required to attend meetings on your managers behalf, for example performance clinic, when they are on leave.</li><li>To actively promote work life balance and flexible working in order to achieve high quality service delivery.</li><li>To work with colleagues, Team Managers, Service Managers, and the Head of Service to achieve service plan objectives/targets.</li><li>At the discretion of the Head of Service, such other activities as may from time to time be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above.</li></ul>
Requirements of this Assistant Team Manager role:<ul>
<li>A social Work Qualification or equivalent.</li><li>Understanding of relevant legislation.</li><li>Registered or eligible for registration.</li></ul>
Contact: This Assistant Team Manager 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.

Assistant Team Manager - Assessment Team

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Regional Adoption Agency Team to work full time based in Medway. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £48,197 per annum. Main duties: <ul>
<li>Manage a high and diverse number of cases within the parameters of agreed policies and practices, together with the professional guidance and support from Senior Practitioners to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and meet their individual needs.</li><li>Work in partnership with the child, parents and carers, Health Service including Acute and Community Trusts and with Primary Care Trusts, Education Authority, District Councils, commercial and private sector and voluntary bodies to identify, evaluate and review care plans to produce positive outcomes for children and their adoptive and foster families.</li><li>Assist the Senior Practitioner and other colleagues in identifying, planning and delivering its core tasks of recruiting, assessment, training and supervision of adoptive families and foster carers to a high professional standard.</li><li>Keep contemporaneous case notes and regularly update records, reports, plans and assessments so that information and planning for the children is the most relevant and current.</li><li>Maintain an awareness of changes in child development etc. and related theories, legislation, corporate and directorate policies, local and agency practices, in order to disseminate knowledge and contribute to the delivery of a high standard of service.</li><li>Attend regular ‘in-house’ core training courses, compile a portfolio of evidence supported by experiences in the field to achieve appropriate competency levels.</li><li>Regularly review the progress and implementation of children’s plans and update these based on new assignments or significant changes in the child or family circumstances.</li><li>Prepare applications for submission to Family Courts and represent the County Council’s Children &amp; Families Service as and when required in court in accordance with procedures to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.</li><li>Keep up to date with research findings, theoretical models and innovative practice within the social work field.</li></ul>
Requirements of this Social Worker role:<ul>
<li>A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.</li><li>Understanding of relevant legislation.</li><li>Registered or eligible for registration.</li><li>Have a good working knowledge of the relevant legislation.</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.

Social Worker - Regional Adoption Agency

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Team Manager within the Fostering Recruitment &amp; Assessment Team to work Full Time based in Medway.The salary for this permanent Team Manager job is up to £57,198 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>To work with the team to deliver the Council’s targets for the recruitment and assessment of foster carers and supported lodgings carers.</li><li>Lead, manage and motivate a staff team ensuring high quality supervision is completed regularly, which includes case management oversight, timely decision making, the effective supervision of and support to prospective foster carers, supporting lodgings carers and private foster carers to ensure the highest standards of care to children, and provides the opportunity to reflect and recognise areas of practice which are good or require improvement, and supports the ongoing learning and development of workers.</li><li>Allocate assessment work within the statutory timescale ensuring assessments, statutory visits and planned reviews have clear objectives and outcomes in order to ensure that all prospective carers progress through assessment stages at pace and where appropriate are presented for approval at Fostering panel timely.</li><li>Complete and review performance development plans for the team which enhance individuals personal and professional development needs and contributes towards staff retention.</li><li>Effectively use available team performance data to monitor standards and performance and ensure compliance with practice standards and procedures.</li><li>Contribute to the management of the staffing budget for the team by approving and committing expenditure within your delegated authority, and monitoring and reporting commitments in order to ensure budget is not exceeded.</li><li>Supports the safer recruitment and selection of new staff, both within the team and across Children’s Social Care in order to ensure staffing levels are maintained.</li><li>Chair strategy, review, planning, professional and network meetings as appropriate.</li><li>Keep up to date with Council’s organisational policies, government guidance, legislation, research and national trends in order to maintain the highest professional standards.</li><li>Deputise and supports the Service Manager where necessary on all aspects relating to the development of the service, and cover for other Team Mangers where appropriate.</li><li>At the discretion of the Head of Service, such other activities as may from time to time may be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above.</li></ul>
Requirements of this Team Manager role:<ul>
<li>A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.</li><li>Understanding of relevant legislation.</li><li>Registered or eligible for registration.</li><li>Have a good working knowledge of the relevant legislation.</li><li>Have management experience in social care.</li></ul>
Contact: This Team Manager 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

Social Work Team Manager - Fostering Recruitment & Assessment Team

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Senior Practitioner within the Fostering Team to work Full Time for based in Medway.The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £52,934 per annum. Main duties: <ul>
<li>Function as a highly-skilled and experienced practitioner within the Fostering Team, providing day-to-day support and advice to social care staff within the team to ensure that high quality services are delivered.</li><li>You will be required to enable and support the delivery of these services in an efficient and effective manner, and to work in accordance with departmental policies and procedures. You will assist the Team Manager in service development, Safeguarding procedures, professional supervision and in certain aspects of management.</li><li>Responsible and accountable for the practice of student social workers on placement, providing expert guidance, assessing practice in accordance with University guidance, and actively participating in the Student’s Unit.</li><li>Lead on training and development for Foster Carers and to facilitate and attend support groups.</li><li>Model good practice that reflects a value based approach to working with children and their families that is child-centred.</li><li>Take responsibility for a caseload of complex cases. As well as setting the standard for colleagues to follow, you will supervise the work of other members of the team and actively coach, mentor and develop them.</li><li>Ensure that resources are utilised effectively to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and their families.</li><li>Keep up to date with research findings, theoretical models and innovative practice within the social work field.</li><li>Maintain accurate and up to date records in line with Data Protection legislation and use the Children’s Recording System to promote effective case management.</li><li>Available for supervision, as required and to prepare for supervisory sessions, as required by the Team Manager.</li><li>To be competent in all areas of the Professional Capabilities framework for Social Workers.</li><li>At the discretion of the Head of Service, such other activities as may from time to time may be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above.</li></ul>
Requirements of this Senior Practitioner role:<ul>
<li>A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.</li><li>Understanding of relevant legislation.</li><li>Registered or eligible for registration.</li><li>Have a good working knowledge of the relevant legislation.</li></ul>
Contact: This Senior Practitioner role 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.

Senior Practitioner - Fostering Team

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Registered Manager within the Fostering Team to work Full Time for Pilgrims Corner Fostering.The salary for this Registered Manager job is up to £70,000 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>Ensure there is a Business Continuity Action Plan in place that is current and has been cascaded to all staff.</li><li>Be fully conversant with all potential business risks and respond to any issues that may emerge.</li><li>Develop and maintain effective relationships with Local Authorities and other relevant national and regional agencies to ensure that PCF is recognised as a key provider and partner in providing family placements.</li><li>Hold responsibility for the actions of the service and ensure that all parties are fully compliant with legislative requirements and company policies and procedures.</li><li>Liaise with Local Authorities and social work teams to establish and develop working relationships, make presentations, and resolve placement problems.</li><li>To support the duty and referrals team in the taking, discussing, and allocating referrals in conjunction with Social Work Staff.</li><li>Manage foster parent retention within targets, analyse and identify initiatives to improve foster parent retention rates.</li><li>Ensure that duty and referrals staff build effective relationships with customers and have due regard for customer care principles.</li><li>Use available resources in the must effective and efficient manner to enhance company performance.</li><li>Oversee student placement and ensure appropriate supervision and support is given and that there is compliance with university requirements.</li><li>Convene regular management and staff meetings as required to ensure effective communication between all workers regarding the work of the service.</li><li>To be pro-active in developing and supporting staff to be excellent communicators and to encourage good communication throughout all levels on the organisation, and actively promote a culture of realism, engagement, and openness.</li><li>The post holder may be required to travel extensively and spend nights away from home in pursuit of their duties.</li></ul>
Requirements of this Registered Manager job:<ul>
<li>A social Work Qualification or equivalent.</li><li>Understanding of relevant legislation.</li><li>Registered or eligible for registration.</li></ul>
Contact: This Registered Manager 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.

Registered Manager - Fostering Team

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children Team to work Full Time based in Medway. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £48,956per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>To work proactively and build relationships with children and families who have been assessed as requiring a statutory intervention using the Signs of Safety practice model. You will be responsible for implementing a child in need or child protection plan with the aim of safety stepping the family down or where required, escalating to legal proceedings.</li><li>Manage a caseload within a framework of appropriate reflective supervision, undertaking focused, analytical assessments, prepare SMART plans and reviews that have clear objectives and outcome measures in order to ensure that all vulnerable children receive a service that reflects the Council’s commitment to safeguarding and putting the needs of individual children first.</li><li>Demonstrate and model good practice that reflects a commitment to relationship and strengths-based practice, working collaboratively with children, young people and their families.</li><li>Work directly with children and young people to establish their lived experiences and wishes and feelings, using a variety of techniques, as required.</li><li>Use the Signs of Safety practice model in assessments and interventions with children and their families.</li><li>Prepare clear, structured and concise reports for meetings, i.e. Child Protection Conferences, strategy meetings, Looked After Children Reviews, Children in Need meetings, and court proceedings as necessary, to the required standard and within the prescribed timescales.</li><li>Keep up to date with research findings, theoretical models and innovative practice within the social work field in order to maintain the highest professional standards.</li><li>Participate in regular reflective supervision with your manager to review casework and critically reflect on, and identify any areas of learning.</li><li>Maintain a record of continuous professional development in accordance with Social Work England’s guidance.</li><li>Keep up to date with the Council’s organisational policies, government guidance, legislation, research and national trends in order to maintain the highest professional standards.</li><li>At the discretion of the Head of Service, such other activities as may from time to time be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above.</li></ul>
Requirements of this Social Worker role:<ul>
<li>A social Work Qualification or equivalent.</li><li>Understanding of relevant legislation.</li><li>Registered or eligible for registration.</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.

Social Worker - Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children Team

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Children’s Social Work Team to work full time based in Medway. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £41,567 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>Assess, plan, review and provide support to a child, family or carer with complex family or social care needs, taking full account of appropriate legal frameworks, policy and guidance.</li><li>Assess family functioning, providing help and support, when relationship breakdown threatens to impair the health or well being of children at risk of abuse or neglect.</li><li>Work collaboratively, building effective working relationships with other professionals, internally and externally to help children, young people and families improve and gain control of their lives when safety or ability to participate in their community is restricted.</li><li>Carry out an assessment or enquiry and plan responses to safeguard a child from abuse, neglect or exploitation, building effective relationships with children, adults and families as appropriate, including intervention when information or circumstances suggest there may be a need to remove a child from their parents or carers.</li><li>Arrange appropriate alternative care (including, where appropriate a permanent home) in collaboration with children, young people and their parents/carers where the parents/carers cannot care for them.</li><li>Accountable for making recommendations about whether a case has reached the threshold for statutory intervention.</li><li>Promoting autonomy and development with individuals who have complex social needs and are more vulnerable as a result of disability, exclusion, or diminished capacity, for example, working with people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities or diminished capacity.</li><li>Maintain up to date, accurate and high quality records of activity on cases. Participate in a range of planning and decision making forums including case discussions, Strategy Meetings, Legal Planning meetings, Child Protection Conferences, Statutory Reviews.</li><li>Act as Practice Educators for social work qualifying course students on practice placements (as appropriate) or Assessor for Newly Qualified Social Worker completing their ASYE.</li><li>Working with communities, families and individuals to maximise or promote their personal strengths, social networks and resources.</li><li>Hold a caseload of a level of complexity and provide case management, guidance, support and expert advice to social care staff, students and newly qualified social workers, as and when required.</li><li>Contribute to development of organisational capability by taking ownership of your own training and development, including identifying and taking part in training and development activity and responding to feedback on performance.</li><li>Work as part of project or process teams as required under the new operating model, ensuring excellent cross functional output.</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.

Social Worker - Children's Social Work Team

30 hours per week - Alternative Weekend Working Required Are you a passionate and caring individual looking for a rewarding career with excellent training and opportunities for development? Join Care UK, a multi award winning care provider as a Lifestyle Co-ordinator. Variety, fun, and a rewarding career is what you can expect. We are looking for people to make a difference to residents' lives every day. When you join Care UK you'll be joining a team who all share the same values: caring, passionate and teamwork. You will have a strong desire to help people and put residents at the heart of everything you do. The Role<ul> <li>Helping residents to remain as active and independent as possible</li> <li>Helping identify residents' unique goals and implement personalised activity plans</li> <li>Supporting residents explore new interests, engage in physical activities, and enjoy themselves in a stimulating and homely environment</li> <li>Working with families, residents, and local communities to create meaningful experiences for residents</li> <li>Create a sense of fun, flexibility, and creative thinking to provide new experiences and activities to meet a diverse range of interests</li> <li>Offer a mature, sensible outlook showing commitment, initiative, and desire to enhance the lives of residents</li> </ul>Some of our benefits by joining the Care UK family<ul> <li>Wagestream- access your wages at any-time </li> <li>Bank Holiday Pay Enhancements</li> <li>Career development, training and access to our approved apprenticeship scheme</li> <li>Hundreds of online and in-store discounts</li> <li>Annual purchase holiday scheme</li> <li>Wellbeing support</li> </ul>Career Development We have our own Learning Academy to provide excellent training and induction programs for all new to or experienced Lifestyle Coordinators and we will give you all that's needed to have a successful career with us. Our high quality, innovative training and coaching will support the development of your skills throughout your career with us. We are committed to recruiting diverse, talented people, who share our passion for helping others. We see the potential in everyone, let us help fulfil yours

Care UK

Care UK Careers

Activities Co-ordinator

JOB-20241107-791d94d2

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Senior Practitioner within the Child Protection Team to work full time based in Southend on Sea. 
 
 The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to 47,363 per annum. 
 
 Main duties:

<ul>
<li>To be responsible for complex cases and detailed assessments including, where appropriate, Child Protection Assessments.</li>

<li>To assist the Manager, as required in aspects of the Team's work including the allocation of work maintaining, developing, and encouraging high professional standards; and supporting the supervision and development of individual staff.</li>

<li>Keep up to date with good practice guidance, current legislation, Government initiatives and local policies and procedures with a view to playing a lead role in disseminating these within the team.</li>

<li>Provide consultation, advice, and guidance to Team Members on professional issues.</li>

<li>Assist the Head of Service in developing and maintaining projects within agreed timetables.</li>

<li>Represent the Manager or Head of Service at internal and external meetings where appropriate, and to act as Deputy to the Manager.</li>

<li>Write complex reports and briefing papers on policy and operational issues for the Team Manager, Head of Service, Chief Officer of Children and Families and to participate in a range of meetings, case conferences or task forces, service, and project management groups.</li>

<li>Assist in ensuring that team members fulfil expectations in relation to the Council's statutory responsibilities, policies, and standards and that the practice is anti-discriminatory.</li>

<li>To assist the Manager, when required, in the performance management for all staff.</li>

<li>Assist, when required, in ensuring that the Council's employee communication system (CASCADE) is fully implemented and maintained in order that all employees receive appropriate information, and that employee feedback is encouraged.</li>

<li>Participate where appropriate in staff selection in accordance with equalities legislation good practice guidance and Council procedures.</li>

<li>To actively participate in the overall management and development of the service through Team Meetings and Service wide meetings; attend and participate positively in Team and other meetings as required with a view to promoting the development of an integrated response to clients needs concentrating on the delivery of an efficient and effective service.</li>

<li>Provide cover work for the other Senior Practitioners and Team Managers as required and arrange cover for other Team Members across the section and Children &amp; Families where necessary.</li>

<li>To participate in inter-agency working specifically with Education, the Health Authority, Housing, the Probation Service and other statutory/voluntary organisations.</li>

<li>Provide management, consultation, professional support, advice and guidance to the immediate team and others across Children &amp; Families.</li>

<li>Any other duties appropriate to this area of work and consistent with the level of the post, as may from time to time are required.</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 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 w

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