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JOB-20240819-db742659Senior Social Worker – Looked After Children Location: Surrey, UK Salary: £39.04 per hour Contract: Minimum 6 months, Full Time/Part Time Office Requirement: Kingston office, 3 days per weekAn exciting locum opportunity has arisen for a Senior Social Worker to join the Looked After Children team in Surrey. This role is ideal for professionals with a minimum of three years’ post-qualifying experience in a local authority setting. If you qualified after September 2012, completion of the ASYE is required. Make a tangible difference in the lives of children in care while enjoying a dynamic and supportive work environment.<h3>Perks and benefits</h3>
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Full Time/Part Time: Flexible hours to suit your lifestyle and work-life balance.</li><li>
Competitive Pay: Earn £39.04 per hour, reflecting your expertise and dedication.</li><li>
Diverse Experience: Gain exposure to a wide range of cases, enhancing your CV and professional network.</li><li>
Professional Growth: Benefit from continuous learning, mentoring opportunities, and career advancement.</li><li>
Scenic Surrey: Enjoy working in a picturesque location with excellent quality of life.</li></ul>
<h3>What you will do</h3>
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Conduct assessments and develop care plans to meet the needs of looked after children.</li><li>
Act as a key worker, providing consistent support to children and their families.</li><li>
Coordinate with multi-agency teams, including healthcare and education professionals, to deliver holistic care.</li><li>
Advocate for children’s needs in meetings and reviews, ensuring their voices are heard.</li><li>
Maintain accurate and timely records and reports to support departmental objectives.</li><li>
Mentor and guide junior staff, promoting best practices and high-quality social work.</li></ul>
<h3>Living and working in Surrey</h3>
Surrey offers a blend of countryside charm and urban convenience. With beautiful landscapes, excellent schools, and a welcoming community, it provides an ideal environment for both professional development and personal wellbeing.<h3>Working with Sanctuary Personnel</h3>
Sanctuary Personnel is a trusted and award-winning agency for roles. With an ‘Excellent’ rating on Trustpilot from over 1,000 reviews and numerous industry awards, we are committed to securing competitive rates and roles that match your skills and experience.

Sanctuary Personnel

Senior Social Worker - Looked After Children

JOB-20240819-db742659Social Worker within Safeguarding Team for Children in Kingston upon Thames&nbsp;UK, Ongoing Full time Join us for an exciting opportunity to work as a Social Worker within the Safeguarding Team at Achieving for Children in vibrant Kingston upon Thames. You will be managing a diverse caseload of children across various levels of need and complexity. This full-time role offers competitive hourly rates. Perks and benefits:- In this role, you will enjoy a full-time position, which means you'll have job security and consistency in your schedule. - Plus, there are plenty of opportunities for continuous professional development. - Being part of a dynamic team, you’ll have the chance to collaborate on innovative projects that make a real difference in children's lives. - And let's not forget the joy of working in Kingston, a lively town brimming with culture and charm. What you will do:- Manage a caseload of children with a focus on progressing and delivering long-term plans - Conduct regular assessments and apply thresholds effectively - Carry out home visits and direct work with children and families - Develop care plans, chair meetings, and maintain case records adhering to our policies - Collaborate with Social Work Assistants, Family Support Workers, and various specialists to drive positive changes - Participate in reflective supervision every four weeks and seek guidance from your line manager The Safeguarding Teams in Achieving for Children are dedicated to supporting children and families involved in Child Protection and Child in Need plans. You will be working alongside specialist workers ensuring sustainable and creative solutions for families. About you: To be successful in this role, you should have a degree-level qualification in social work, and be registered with Social Work England. We are looking for someone who has a thorough understanding and experience with child protection investigations, statutory legislation, and risk management. You should possess strong analytical, planning, and communication skills and have experience in building partnerships with diverse stakeholders. Kingston upon Thames&nbsp;is not only a great place to work but also a delightful place to live. With its scenic beauty, cultural richness, and easy access to London's vibrant activities, Kingston offers a perfect balance for professionals looking to thrive in both their career and personal life. 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.

Social Worker - Children's Safeguarding Team

JOB-20240819-db742659Senior Social Worker – Children's Safeguarding Team – Hammersmith Are you searching for a dynamic new challenge? This ongoing opportunity could be perfect for you! We are looking for an experienced Senior Social Worker to join our Children's Safeguarding Team in the vibrant area of Hammersmith, UK. With a competitive hourly rate of £38.50, you will be able to enjoy the flexibility that locum work offers. Full-time and part-time options are available to suit your lifestyle. As a key player in our team, you will have the chance to make a significant impact in the lives of children and families. Enjoy the freedom and variety that locum work provides while making a real difference. Perks and benefits:- Hourly Salary: Enjoy the flexibility of weekly pay, ensuring a more immediate return for your hard work. - Work-Life Balance: With the option to choose full-time or part-time work, achieve perfect balance and harmony between your professional and personal life. - Diverse Experience: Locum work offers a unique platform to gain diverse experiences and develop new skills within different settings. - Networking Opportunities: Collaborate with professionals from various disciplines, expanding your professional network and fostering valuable partnerships. What you will do:- Provide a service in line with statutory requirements and departmental priorities. - Participate in comprehensive training sessions, enhancing your career development while benefiting the service. - Engage in regular supervision and team meetings to maintain a cohesive and supportive environment. - Join the emergency duty rota and contribute to written recording and new technology applications where needed. - Respond to enquiries from the public and other agencies, ensuring prompt and effective service delivery. - Liaise with external agencies like the police and health services, as well as colleagues across divisions and council departments. - Take responsibility for individual client case planning, upholding professional standards. - Implement equal opportunities in both professional practice and service delivery. - Make informed decisions within the departmental priority framework, consulting management as necessary. - Undertake service development tasks and stay informed about departmental policies and procedures. Specialist Child Care Duties:- Provide a preventative and rehabilitative service according to the Children's Act, facilitating resources for family support. - Assess situations where children require protection or accommodation, mindful of equal opportunities. - Plan effectively with carers as partners in decisions concerning children's welfare. - Ensure children remain with their families unless legally untenable, planning a permanent future when necessary. - Provide emergency assessments where children are at risk, liaising with other department sections and agencies. Child Care Senior Social Worker Duties:- Conduct comprehensive risk assessments and manage complex caseloads involving multi-disciplinary work, including court and protection cases. - Assist absent colleagues as needed and chair meetings under the direction of management. - Supervise students and facilitate their practice teaching, while also supporting new staff inductions. - Represent the department in multi-agency forums and training, contributing to service excellence. - Oversee the supervision of Family Support Workers and manage the duty rota effectively. This opportunity is based in Hammersmith, a wonderfully diverse and lively area of London known for its rich culture and excellent transport links. Discover the perfect environment to balance a fulfilling career in social work with an exciting lifestyle in the heart of London. Join our dedicated team today and make a difference where it truly matters! 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.

Senior Social Worker - Children's Safeguarding Team

JOB-20240819-db742659

<h3>Senior Social Worker - Assessment &amp; Child Protection Team</h3>

Location: Hammersmith, UK 
 Specialism: Children's Social Work - Assessment &amp; Child Protection 
 Salary: £38.50 per hour 
 Salary Type: Hourly 
 Contract: Ongoing 
 Hours: Part Time or Full Time

Join the Assessment &amp; Child Protection Team in the heart of Hammersmith as a Senior Social Worker, where you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding and supporting vulnerable children and families. This ongoing role offers competitive hourly pay of £38.50, with the flexibility to work part time or full time-ideal for professionals seeking both meaningful work and work-life balance in a vibrant London borough.


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Flexible Working: Choose part-time or full-time hours to suit your needs and lifestyle.
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Hourly Pay: Maximise your earnings and enjoy transparency with a competitive hourly rate.
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Professional Growth: Access regular training, supervision, and development opportunities to enhance your practice.
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Varied Caseload: Benefit from diverse, stimulating work that builds your expertise across multiple areas of practice.
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Lifestyle Balance: Shape your assignments around your goals and commitments.
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Deliver services in accordance with statutory duties, safeguarding frameworks, and departmental priorities.
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Participate actively in team meetings, supervision sessions, and training programmes.
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Communicate effectively with the public and other agencies through direct contact, phone, and written correspondence.
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Work closely with external partners including health services, schools, and the police.
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Manage a complex caseload involving child protection, court work, and permanency planning.
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Conduct comprehensive risk assessments of children and families.
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Ensure the Council's equality and diversity policies are embedded within your practice.
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Support the development of others by supervising students and contributing to new staff inductions.
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Engage in service development activities and remain up to date with policies, procedures, and best practice guidance.
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<h3>Why Hammersmith?</h3>

Hammersmith

Senior Social Worker - Assessment & Child Protection Team

JOB-20240819-db742659

<h3>Senior Social Worker - Safeguarding Team</h3>

Location: Uxbridge, Hillingdon, UK 
 Specialism: Children's Social Work - Safeguarding 
 Salary: £39.04 per hour 
 Salary Type: Hourly 
 Contract: Ongoing 
 Hours: Full Time (Part Time Considered)

Step into a rewarding locum opportunity as a Senior Social Worker within the Safeguarding Team in Uxbridge, Hillingdon. Based at The Civic Centre, Uxbridge UB8 1UW, this role offers stability through full-time hours (9am-5pm, Monday-Friday) while still allowing flexibility with start/finish times or the possibility of part-time arrangements. With competitive hourly pay and a dynamic working environment, this position is perfect for an experienced practitioner ready to make a meaningful impact.


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Full-Time Stability: Benefit from consistent hours that allow you to fully engage with the team and community.
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Hourly Pay: Enjoy the flexibility and clarity of hourly earnings, giving you full visibility into your income.
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Professional Development: Access ongoing training, CPD opportunities, and clear pathways for career progression.
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Diverse Caseload: Experience the variety and challenge that comes with locum safeguarding work.
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Professional Networking: Build strong relationships with colleagues across children's services and partner agencies.
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Build meaningful, relationship-based practice with children, young people, and families.
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Manage a complex caseload, exercising professional autonomy and sound decision-making.
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Provide expert advice, guidance, and technical support to colleagues, social workers, managers, and partner professionals.
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Use, model, and support others in applying a range of assessment and intervention frameworks.
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Lead and coordinate multi-agency safeguarding plans for children and families.
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Prepare high-quality reports for statutory interventions and act as an expert witness in Care or Private Law proceedings if required.
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Contribute to panel processes, team meetings, and wider service planning.
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Act as a practice educator or mentor for students, apprentices, and newly qualified social workers.
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Take part in reflective practice sessions and support service development activities.
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Senior Social Worker - Safeguarding Team

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Supporting Disabled Children Service Team to work full time based in Wandsworth. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £47,082 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>Act as the lead professional in statutory cases that require a qualified social worker, including child protection, care proceedings and looked after children cases.</li><li>Undertake the full range of social work tasks with children in need and their families, assessment, planning, implementation and review (APIR).</li><li>Bring together and co-ordinate the team around the child to ensure a multi-disciplinary approach to APIR and safeguarding.</li><li>Establish and develop collaborative working with allied health and social care practitioners from children’s and adult’s services.</li><li>Promote and model effective working arrangements with schools, children’s centres and other settings.</li><li>Develop a good understanding of evidence based practice and integrate models of best practice into day-to-day service delivery.</li><li>Participate positively in professional supervision and annual appraisal (PrP) review, taking personal responsibility for the quality of practice.</li><li>Take part in case/practice audits and contribute to peer audit arrangements as required.</li><li>Build professional credibility within the multi-professional partnership by achieving practice standards and meeting performance targets consistently, providing accredited practice teaching as required.</li><li>Actively contribute to team working, supporting colleagues, covering for colleagues in their absence and taking part in team meetings and development events.</li><li>Understand and integrate into practice the key policies of the Council in relation to social care with children and families, especially multi-disciplinary working, integration and whole family approaches.</li><li>Develop professional expertise in at least one of the key risk factors affecting the welfare of children, parental mental health problems, domestic abuse, learning difficulties, and homelessness.</li><li>Demonstrate a high level of competence and confidence in the use of the Council electronic case recording/reporting tool, maintaining accurate and up-to-date child records in compliance with the Integrated Children’s System.</li><li>Other reasonable duties commensurate with the level of the post, including supporting emergency and priority situations, will form part of the role.</li></ul>
Requirements of this role:<ul>
<li>A social Work Qualification or equivalent.</li><li>Understanding of relevant legislation.</li><li>Registered or eligible for registration.</li><li>Understanding, knowledge and ability to follow guidelines to ensure compliance with Health &amp; Safety at Work, Data Protection and other statutory requirements.</li><li>This post requires registration with the relevant health professional council/governing body (Social Care England).</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 - Supporting Disabled Children Service

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an experienced Senior Social Worker within the Family Safegaurding Team to work full time based in Wandsworth, London. The salary for this permanent Senior Social Worker job is up to £43.887 per annum. Main Duties:<ul>
<li>To manage contacts/referrals within an out of hours environment and ensure that appropriate reports are sent promptly to day services.</li><li>To maintain an up-to-date knowledge and awareness of relevant legislation, guidance and Departmental policies and procedures in respect of vulnerable children and adults.</li><li>To co-operate with the OOH administrator to ensure that the duty rota is fully operational, that log sheets are completed on each night and each day at weekend and bank holidays and that all relevant reports are entered on framework.</li><li>To prepare appropriately detailed reports in respect of assessments, care plans and any court proceedings to safeguard adults and children.</li><li>To work in partnership with service users who require social work intervention out of hours, and with those partner agencies who are accessible out of hours.</li><li>To maintain up to date knowledge of children’s and adult’s social work through learning and development activities, in line with continued HCPC and AMHP registration, and in line with any identified learning need.</li></ul>
&nbsp;Requirements of a Senior Social Worker:<ul>
<li>A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.</li><li>Understanding of relevant legislation.</li><li>Registered or eligible for registration.</li></ul>
Contact: This Senior 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.

Senior Social Worker - Family Safeguarding Team

JOB-20241107-791d94d2

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Children in Need Team to work full time based in Wandsworth. 
 
 The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £43,647 per annum. 
 
 Main duties:

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<li>Act as lead professional in statutory cases that require a qualified social worker, including child protection, care proceedings and looked after children cases.</li>

<li>Undertake the full range of social work tests with children in need and tehri families, assessment, planning, implementation and review.</li>

<li>Bring together and co-ordinate the team around the child to ensure a multi-disciplinary approach to APIR and safeguarding.</li>

<li>Establish and develop collaborative working with allied health and social care practitioners from children's and adults services.</li>

<li>Promote and model effective working arrangements with schools, children's centres and other settings.</li>

<li>Develop a good understanding of evidence based practice and integrate models of best practice into day to day service delivery.</li>

<li>Participate positively in professional supervision and annual appraisal (PrP) review, taking personal responsibility for the quality of practice.</li>

<li>Build professional credibility within the multi-professional partnership by achieving practice standards and meeting performance targets consistently, providing accredited practice teaching as required.</li>

<li>Actively contribute to team working, supporting colleagues, covering for colleagues in their absence and taking part in team meetings and development events.</li>

<li>Understand and integrate into practice the key policies of the Council in relation to social care with children and families, especially multi-disciplinary working, integration and whole family approaches.</li>

<li>Develop professional expertise in at least one of the key risk factors affecting the welfare of children, parental alcohol/substance misuse, parental mental health problems, domestic abuse, learning difficulties, and homelessness.</li>

<li>Develop an excellent knowledge base of and collaborative working with local preventive and targeted family support services, particularly those provided by the voluntary and community sector.</li>

<li>Demonstrate a high level of competence and confidence in the use of the Council electronic case recording/reporting tool, maintaining accurate and up-to-date child records in compliance with the Integrated Children's System.</li>

<li>Promote and demonstrate the meaningful participation of children, young people and parents/carers in the process of APIR, in all aspects of decision making and in shaping service delivery.</li>

<li>Understand, promote and integrate into practice Council policies in relation to valuing diversity and promoting equalities.</li>

<li>Consider and put forward ideas for improving the efficiency and the effectiveness of Council services to children and families.</li>

<li>Contribute to the review of Council policies and procedures, particularly guidance and protocols for social workers.</li>

<li>Enhance and promote the reputation of the Council as a provider of high quality services to children and families.</li>
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Requirements of this Social Worker job:

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<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 r

Social Worker - Children in Need 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 Team to work fulltime based in Wandsworth. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is packaged up to £47,582 per annum plus a £5,000.00 welcome bonus. 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 wellbeing 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 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 Educator for social work qualifying course students on practice placements (as appropriate) or Assessor for Newly Qualified Social Workers 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 reans 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 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

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel have an exciting Permanent opportunity available for a Senior Social Worker within the Brief Intervention Team to work full time based in Wandsworth.Salary up to: £52,082 per annumContract: PermanentHours: Full-time&nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp;we can offer you working arrangements that will enhance your work-life balance and a generous holiday allowance of 31 days plus bank holidays.&nbsp;&nbsp;We provide parking for staff that are working directly with children and families.Service priorities are families with very young children; children with complex emotional and behavioural needs; families where there are chronic parenting problems – including drug, alcohol and mental health issues; families where there is domestic violence. The service works with children of all ages, from unborn children to age 18 (where appropriate) and their families. A social worker in this service may hold a caseload which could include children who have a multi-agency child protection plan, pre proceedings under the PLO, care proceedings where the Department is proposing to permanently remove a child from the care of their family and place him/her with long-term foster carers, family members or for adoption; Adolescents showing mental health problems or offending behaviour whose family want them to be placed in care; and families of children with moderate learning difficulties, on the Autistic Spectrum or diagnosed with ADHD.&nbsp;Main duties:<ul>
<li>&nbsp;This Children's Service acts as the lead agency (with the Police) for Child Protection;</li><li>&nbsp;Carries out in-depth assessments of need and risk;</li><li>&nbsp;Supports and helps families in the short term in caring for their children;</li><li>&nbsp;Works with families and other agencies to reduce risk of harm;</li><li>&nbsp;Co-ordinates packages of support for children with complex needs;</li><li>&nbsp;Goes to court when needed to safeguard children</li><li>&nbsp;Makes plans for the care of children who cannot live at home</li><li>You will be responsible for delivering a high-quality and responsive&nbsp;social work service. We'll expect you to act as the lead professional in statutory cases - including child protection, care proceedings, and looked-after children - while undertaking the full range of social work tasks with children in need and their families.</li><li>Work collaboratively with allied health and social care practitioners, bringing together and coordinating the team around the child to ensure a multi-disciplinary approach to safeguarding, as well as Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Review (APIR).</li></ul>
Requirements of the Social Worker:<ul>
<li>Degree or equivalent in social work</li><li>Current Social Work England registration</li><li>Significant frontline experience in Children’s Services</li></ul>
Staff Benefits:<ul>
<li>Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme</li><li>Childcare vouchers</li><li>New technology scheme</li><li>Interest-free loans on annual travel cards</li><li>Discounts at many leisure activities - Restaurants, shops, and other establishments</li><li>A wide range of developmental opportunities is also offered.</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.We welcome applications from any experienced Social Work candidate with experience as a Newly Qualified, Social Worker, Practitioner, Assistant Team Manager, Team Manager, Head of Service or Director.Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work applicants who meet these requirements for this Permanent Social Work role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.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.responsible for delivering a high-quality and responsive&nbsp;social work service. We'll expect you to act as the lead professional in statutory cases - including child protection, care proceedings, and looked-after children - while undertaking the full range of social work tasks with children in need and their families.

69 Social Worker Jobs in Guildford, UK