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JOB-20240819-db742659Job Title: Senior Social Worker - Child Protection Location: Colindale, London (2 Bristol Avenue, NW9 4EW) Salary: £37.54 per hourAre you a seasoned Social Worker seeking an exhilarating role within the realm of Child Protection? Dive into this rewarding opportunity in the vibrant town of Colindale. With flexible working patterns, including full-time and part-time options, your work-life balance can be tailored to your needs. Core hours are 9am-5pm from Monday to Friday, but variations like 8am-6pm for four days a week allow for a customised schedule.Perks and benefits: Enjoy competitive hourly pay with the freedom of locum work. This role offers flexibility, allowing you to adapt your hours to better fit your personal life. Our supportive environment promotes professional growth with numerous opportunities for training and development. As a locum, you can expand your professional network, gaining experience from various settings while enjoying the diverse culture of Colindale. Additionally, working in this location provides easy access to London's vibrant social scene and amenities.What you will do: - Attend Child in Need planning meetings - Implement Child in Need plans efficiently - Review and monitor Child in Need care plans in accordance with legislation - Identify resources and services to achieve planned outcomes within agreed timelines - Recognise the developmental needs of children in need - Ensure outcomes are achieved sufficiently through thorough assessments - Maintain up-to-date case recordings - Work closely with children and families under supervision orders - Conduct and record 6-weekly visits consistently - Carry out both announced and unannounced visits - Ensure child protection and looked after children processes are implemented - Seek legal advice as required regarding supervision or care ordersRequirements: To apply, it is essential to have a degree or equivalent qualification in Social Work, current registration with Social Work England, and significant frontline experience within Social Services in the UK.Living and working in Colindale offers the best of both worlds—a welcoming community feel with the pulsating rhythm of London life at your doorstep. Bloom with your career in this thriving part of the capital, known for its culture, convenience, and connectivity. This is an exceptional chance to enhance and develop your skills while being part of a dynamic Child Protection team in Colindale.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

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Senior Social Worker - Child Protection

JOB-20240819-db742659

Job Title: Adult Social Worker - Inpatient Forensic Services 
 Location: Beckenham, UK 
 Salary: £30.00 per hour 
 Contract Type: Full-Time, Ongoing

We have an exciting opportunity for an Adult Social Worker to join the Inpatient Forensic Services Team at River House in Beckenham. This ongoing full-time locum role offers a competitive £30.00 per hour and the chance to work in a dynamic, engaging environment with a diverse patient caseload. You will play a key role in supporting mentally disordered offenders, contributing to safeguarding, risk management, and discharge planning, while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team committed to excellence in service delivery.

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Locum Job: Enjoy the flexibility and variety that locum work provides, allowing you to manage your schedule and gain experience across different settings.
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Professional Development: Access ongoing training, workshops, and opportunities to advance your career.
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Research Opportunities: Contribute to innovative projects and cutting-edge research within forensic services.
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Work-Life Balance: Benefit from structured hours, supportive team dynamics, and a role that values your personal well-being.
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Manage a diverse caseload of patients using core social work principles.
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Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive care for mentally disordered offenders.
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Implement effective safeguarding procedures and individualised risk management strategies.
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Plan and facilitate discharge processes to optimise patient outcomes.
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Contribute to service development and continuous improvement initiatives within the forensic team.
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PMVA training or equivalent certification is desirable.
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Experience at a senior level in adult mental health, preferably within forensic inpatient settings.
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Strong communication, collaboration, and decision-making skills in a complex clinical environment.
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<h3>Why Beckenham?</h3>

Beckenham offers a vibrant community with excellent transport links to central London. With its mix of cultural attractions, green spaces, and a welcoming atmosphere, it provides the perfect balance between career progression and quality of life.

<h3>Working with Sanctuary Personnel:</h3>

Adult Social worker - Inpatient Forensic Services Team

JOB-20240819-db742659Social Worker - Assessment Team in Silver Street, Enfield, London (N9 0HF) UK, earning £37.52 per hourEmbark on an exhilarating journey as a Social Worker in the Assessment Team of the London Borough of Enfield, located in the vibrant area of Silver Street, Enfield, London. With flexibility in your working hours, full-time or part-time is available, ensuring a perfect work-life balance. Here, you'll earn a competitive £37.52 per hour for a rewarding 3-month locum position, offering you a unique opportunity to make a significant impact within a highly regarded service.Perks and benefits:Enjoy the financial freedom and adaptability of locum work while having the chance to expand your professional network and skillset. This role includes a flexible work schedule, options for full-time or part-time hours to suit your needs, and access to ongoing training and development. As part of the team, you'll be supported by passionate colleagues and have the opportunity to mentor and guide less experienced social workers and students.What you will do:- Provide high-quality assessment and intervention services to children and families in the Enfield area. - Work collaboratively with a team of committed and enthusiastic advanced practitioners and managers. - Manage and oversee a team of social workers, including ASYE and apprentices. - Mentor and support less experienced social workers, offering guidance and constructive feedback. - Help develop meaningful and purposeful social work practices within the team. - Contribute to Enfield’s journey from an OFSTED 'Good' rating to 'Outstanding'. - Efficiently handle complex and high-risk cases, ensuring effective assessments. - Write detailed analytical reports to meet tight timescales. - Uphold and promote the welfare and safeguarding of children and young people.Silver Street, Enfield provides an exciting and enriching environment to live and work. This dynamic area offers a mixture of cultural attractions, convenient transport links, and a friendly community spirit. Dive into the heart of London whilst contributing positively to the community in a meaningful role that truly makes a difference. Join us in Enfield and let your next adventure begin!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 - Assessment Team

JOB-20240819-db742659

Job Title: Social Worker - Children In Need Team 
 Location: London, UK (222 Upper Street, N1 1XR) 
 Salary: £33.73 per hour 
 Contract Type: Locum, Ongoing, Full-Time

We are seeking a dedicated Social Worker to join the Children In Need Team at the London Borough of Islington. This ongoing locum role offers flexibility, competitive pay, and the opportunity to make a tangible difference in the lives of children and families. Core hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, but flexible arrangements such as 8am-6pm for four days, 8am-4pm, 9am-6pm, or part-time work are also available.

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Locum Job: Enjoy flexibility and variety, gaining diverse experiences and expanding your professional portfolio.
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Flexible Working Hours: Tailor your schedule to fit your lifestyle and commitments.
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Competitive Pay: £33.73 per hour recognizes your skills and dedication.
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Professional Development: Access a range of learning opportunities to enhance your expertise.
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Conduct Looked After Children reviews to ensure the best outcomes for children.
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Follow Child Protection procedures rigorously to maintain safety and stability.
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Manage cases in care proceedings with professionalism and empathy.
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Undertake thorough risk assessments to identify and mitigate potential concerns.
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Collaborate to create multi-agency plans for children returning to their families.
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Devise and implement child protection plans tailored to each child's needs.
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Engage in direct work, including life story sessions, to support emotional development and permanency.
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Attend family group conferences and maintain accurate case records.
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Prepare panel reports, conduct kinship assessments, and provide court evidence.
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Manage caseloads efficiently, adhere to statutory timescales, and prepare pathway plans to support future outcomes.
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<h3>Why London?</h3>

London offers a vibrant

Social Worker - Children In Need 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-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary 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.

Senior Social Worker - Brief Intervention Team

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Brief Intervention Team to work full time based in Wandsworth. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is packaged up to £49,503 per annumMain 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 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 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 teams as required under the new operating model, ensuirng 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 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 - Brief Intervention Team

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 300 reviews has an exciting permanent opportunity available for an experienced Senior Social Worker to join a well-established Children’s service based in Hilingdon.Team/Specialism: Multi-Agency Safeguarding HubSalary: £44,628 per annumContract: PermanentHours: Full-time&nbsp;Benefits:<ul>
<li>Local government average salary pension scheme</li><li>Free parking (4 days a week) if based at the Civic Centre</li><li>A 36-hour week for all full-time staff</li><li>Generous holiday entitlement: a minimum 25 days a year (plus bank holidays), rising to 28 days after five years' service. For more senior positions holiday entitlements can rise to a maximum of 36 days</li><li>Career breaks</li><li>Flexible working hours</li><li>Season ticket loan</li><li>Access to a Credit Union</li><li>Access to a wide range of training and courses</li><li>Discount on a variety of Adult Education courses run by the Council</li><li>Payment of professional fees where these are required</li><li>Discounts at council-owned leisure centres and swimming pools at Hillingdon (Uxbridge), Queensmead (South Ruislip), Highgrove (Ruislip) and Botwell Green (Hayes)</li><li>Cycle purchase scheme</li><li>Car sharing scheme</li><li>30% discount on green fees at council-owned golf courses</li></ul>
Main Duties:<ul>
<li>Participate in Panel processes.</li><li>Chair professional meetings with inter-agency partners and clients.</li><li>To produce management information and analysis.</li><li>Participate in team planning and contribute to the delivery of team and service plans.</li><li>Demonstrate awareness and compliance with required Standards including the Social Work Professional Capabilities Framework (Experienced Social Worker level).</li></ul>
Requirements of the Senior 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>
Contact:This Senior Social Worker job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; 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.

Senior Social Worker - MASH

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available a Social Work Practitioner within the Referral &amp; Assessment Team to work full time based in Kingston. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £40,614 per annum. Main duties:<ul>
<li>Safeguard and promote the welfare of young people, giving due consideration to their race, culture, religion and linguistic background.</li><li>To manage an agreed caseload of children and young people in compliance with casework objectives, statutory and departmental policy and procedural requirements, consistently maintaining the highest level of professional standards.</li><li>Undertake direct social work responsibilities as an allocated worker to the children and young people assigned, investigating concerns regarding a child or young person’s safety or wellbeing, make an assessment of the risk and protective factors in the family and decide on the most appropriate course of action.</li><li>To work to range of legal options to support investigation and protection and accommodation; if required give evidence in court; using contingency planning to anticipate complexity and changing circumstances.</li><li>To ensure the provision of clear written reports to child protection conferences, reviews, planning meetings and any other purpose as required, ensuring good quality casework analysis and risk assessment is evident throughout.</li><li>Work with children and young people, families, carers and communities to formulate care plans in partnership, based on their assessment of need, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to their planning.</li><li>To ensure the planning and review of statutory work with children and young people is in accordance with statutory regulation and to produce written reports and other documentation for this purpose.</li><li>Maintain an awareness of own professional limitations and knowledge gaps. To make effective use of supervision and appraisal as an opportunity to critically reflect on casework and to identify learning and development needs to continually improve upon practice; and to support continual professional development.</li><li>To establish and maintain good communication across children’s social care and with departments and agencies to facilitate the improvement and development of the service.</li><li>Ensure the wellbeing of employees and service-users by actively promoting and complying with health and safety regulations, polices and 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.

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