Advanced Social Worker - Children in Care

Sanctuary Personnel; Croydon; On-site; GBP 51,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative recruitment agency is seeking an Advanced Social Worker for the Children in Care Team in Croydon. This exciting role involves managing complex cases, collaborating with agencies, and mentoring junior staff. You will engage with children and families, ensuring that their needs are met while promoting a practice philosophy that empowers service users. Join a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and inclusion, and contribute to meaningful outcomes for children and families in your community. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate social worker looking to make a real difference.

Qualifications

• Registered with Social Work England and qualified in Social Work.
• Strong understanding of relevant legislation and policies.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex cases and assess needs for children in care.
• Liaise with agencies to provide effective children's services.
• Support and mentor less experienced social workers.

Skills

Case Management

Assessment Skills

Legislation Understanding

Communication Skills

Education

Social Work Qualification

Job description

Advanced Social Worker - Children in Care

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an Advanced Social Worker within the Children in Care Team to work full time based in Croydon.

The salary for this permanent Advanced Social Worker job is up to £50,839 per annum.

1. Carry a number of complex cases including care proceedings and make assessments of need, plan appropriate resources and monitor and review in line with the policy framework.
2. Liaise with other agencies in providing effective children's services to individuals and families and develop effective partnership working.
3. Provide informal support to less experienced and qualified SW's in the team and contribute to on the job training in relation to team policies and procedures and induction arrangements.
4. Engage children and families and build a quality of relationship that directly impacts on outcomes.
5. Promote a practice philosophy which seeks to empower service users, build on individual strengths, and develop strategies which support them to understand, manage and respond to risk and ensure assessments and plans reflect this.
6. Contribute to the delivery of the Service's engagement strategy and, depending on level, have responsibility for particular relationships.
7. Build up a comprehensive knowledge of all available services and make full use of them through evidence-based matching.
8. Maintain records that evidence engagement with children and families, informs the quality assurance framework e.g. quantitative, qualitative and outcome information for the children and families; the views and experiences of children and families.
9. Contribute to quality assurance exercises and actively participate as part of the service's quality assurance framework.
10. Adapt personal practice in response to findings, legislation, statutory guidance and policy developments relevant to the service area.
11. Apply research evidence, legislation, guidance, etc. in practice: in assessments, professional judgements, care plans, direct help and matching of child/family needs and services.

Requirements of this Advanced Social Worker job:

1. A Social Work Qualification or equivalent.
2. Understanding of relevant legislation.
3. Social Work England registered.

Contact: This Advanced 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.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

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.