Designated Social Care Officer - Bromley - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; Bromley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Designated Social Care Officer to work full-time in Bromley on a fixed-term contract. The position involves developing strategies for SEND reforms and working across social care to enhance compliance. Candidates should hold a professional Social Work qualification and have an understanding of relevant legislation. The salary for this role reaches up to £49,742 per annum.

Qualifications

• Professional Social Work qualification or equivalent required.
• Must understand relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies and action plans for SEND reforms.
• Contribute to SEND organisational design.
• Establish a network for social care SEND agenda.
• Oversee implementation of the SEND agenda.
• Develop social care aspects of the Local Offer.
• Lead preparation for regulatory inspections.

Skills

Social Work qualification or equivalent

Understanding of relevant legislation

Registration or eligibility for registration

Job description

Overview

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Designated Social Care Officer to work full time based in Bromley, on a fixed term contract (2 years).

The salary for this permanent Designated Social Care Officer job is up to £49,742 per annum.

Responsibilities

• A strategic role accountable for developing strategies, action plans and processes which support and enable the SEND reforms agenda to become embedded within social care operations and practice.
• Contributing to and influencing SEND organisational design, and assisting in the development of 0-25 Children & Young People with Disabilities Service and its policies.
• Establishing and leading a network of social care SEND agenda within social care.
• Facilitating and overseeing the implementation of the SEND agenda within social care through this network, and gathering insight and intelligence from them and other groups such as the parent carer forum to inform future planning. Align with the Virtual School to promote the education of children with a social worker.
• Responsibility for developing social care aspects of the Local Offer that provide relevant advice and information and meet all legislative requirements.
• Constructively challenging practice, systems, processes and protocols to enhance SEND reform compliance as part of this collaboration.
• Responsibility for leading social care elements of the local area’s preparation to ensure readiness for regulatory inspections, including the self-evaluation.
• Contributing to social care workforce development by formulating programme of blended learning/training relating to the SEND reforms across varied audience profile and functions.
• This role will work across Education and Children’s Social Care, with accountability and scrutiny overseen by the Children, Education and Families Senior Leadership Team.
• Attend decision making panel meetings and other key meetings, acting as the representative for children’s social care and SEND as required.

Requirements

• A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.

Contact

This Designated Social Care 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.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

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

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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