Impactful Senior Social Worker – Viability & Assessment

Sanctuary Personnel; Birmingham; Presencial; GBP 38.000 - 54.000; A tiempo parcial

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hourly pay

Part-time / Full-time

Professional development

Varied work environment

Team support

Descripción de la vacante

Sanctuary Personnel is seeking a Social Worker Senior Practitioner for the Viability and Assessment Team in Birmingham. The role centres on high-quality assessments of children and families, with a strong emphasis on safeguarding decisions, parenting capacity, and risk management.

The post offers flexible Part Time / Full Time hours, ongoing employment, and opportunities for professional development within a supportive team.

Formación

• Experience in child protection and social care.
• Ability to assess family needs and risks.
• Strong analytical and professional judgment.

Responsabilidades

• Undertake comprehensive and analytical assessments of children and families.
• Assess parenting capacity, family relationships, strengths, vulnerabilities, and potential safeguarding risks.
• Carry out viability assessments of family members and connected persons where required.
• Contribute to permanence planning and decisions regarding children’s care arrangements.
• Identify children at risk of significant harm and take appropriate safeguarding action.
• Ensure children’s wishes, feelings, and lived experiences are central to assessments and decision-making.
• Engage in direct work with children, parents, carers, and family members to understand their circumstances and needs.
• Gather and analyse information from multiple sources to inform professional recommendations.
• Work collaboratively with parents, wider family networks, and professionals to identify strengths and potential support.
• Prepare high-quality assessments, reports, and recommendations for meetings, panels, reviews, and court proceedings.
• Participate in strategy discussions, child protection conferences, legal planning meetings, and other professional forums as required.
• Contribute to care proceedings and provide professional evidence to court where necessary.
• Work closely with colleagues across children’s social care, fostering, adoption, family support, and safeguarding services.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and comprehensive case records in accordance with organisational requirements.
• Manage a complex caseload effectively and ensure statutory timescales are met.
• Identify and elevate safeguarding concerns appropriately.
• Apply relevant legislation, statutory guidance, local procedures, and Social Work England professional standards.
• Provide professional advice, guidance, and support to social workers and other colleagues.
• Support less experienced practitioners through mentoring, coaching, case consultation, and reflective practice.
• Contribute to team meetings, service development, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Participate in regular supervision and maintain a programme of continuing professional development.
• Promote equality, diversity, inclusion, and anti-discriminatory practice.

Descripción del empleo

Sanctuary Personnel is seeking a Social Worker Senior Practitioner for the Viability and Assessment Team in Birmingham. The role centres on high-quality assessments of children and families, with a strong emphasis on safeguarding decisions, parenting capacity, and risk management.

The post offers flexible Part Time / Full Time hours, ongoing employment, and opportunities for professional development within a supportive team.