Senior Social Worker

My Social Work News; Greater London; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Social Worker for the Family Help Service Team in Wandsworth. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead statutory cases, work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, and make a significant impact on the welfare of children and families. The ideal candidate will possess a strong social work qualification and a deep understanding of relevant legislation. Join a forward-thinking organization that values equality, diversity, and inclusion, and contribute to meaningful change in the community while advancing your professional expertise.

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker with experience in statutory cases.
• Ability to coordinate multi-disciplinary teams effectively.
• Strong understanding of child welfare and safeguarding.

Responsibilities

• Lead professional in statutory cases involving child protection.
• Conduct assessments and implement planning for children in need.
• Collaborate with health and social care practitioners.

Skills

Social Work Qualification

Understanding of relevant legislation

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Evidence-based practice

Education

Social Work Degree

Relevant certifications

Tools

Council electronic case recording tool

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Senior Social Worker within the Family Help Service Team to work Full Time based in Wandsworth.

The salary for this Senior Social Worker job is up to £57,127 per annum.

• Act as the lead professional in statutory cases that require a qualified social worker, including child protection, care proceedings and looked after children cases.
• Undertake the full range of social work tasks with children in need and their families, assessment, planning, implementation and review (APIR)
• Bring together and co-ordinate the team around the child to ensure a multi-disciplinary approach to APIR and safeguarding.
• Establish and develop collaborative working with allied health and social care practitioners from children’s and adults services.
• Promote and model effective working arrangements with schools, children’s centres and other settings.
• Develop a good understanding of evidence based practice and integrate models of best practice into day to day service delivery.
• Participate positively in professional supervision and annual appraisal (PrP) review, taking personal responsibility for the quality of practice.
• Take part in case/practice audits and contribute to peer audit arrangements as required.
• Build professional credibility within the multi-professional partnership by achieving practice standards and meeting performance targets consistently: providing accredited practice teaching as required.
• Actively contribute to team working, supporting colleagues, covering for colleagues in their absence and taking part in team meetings and development events.
• Develop professional expertise in at least one of the key rusk factors affecting the welfare of children; parental alcohol/substance misuse; parental mental health problems; domestic abuse; learning difficulties; and homelessness.
• Develop an excellent knowledge base of and collaborative working with local preventative and targeted family support services, particularly those provided by the voluntary and community sector.
• 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.
• 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.
• Understand, promote and integrate into practice Council policies in relation to valuing diversity and promoting equalities.
• Consider and put forward ideas for improving the efficiency and the effectiveness of Council services to children and families.
• Contribute to the review of Council policies and procedures, particularly guidance and protocols for social workers.
• To adhere to security controls and requirements as mandated by Richmond & Wandsworth procedures and local risk assessments to maintain confidentiality, integrity, availability and legal compliance of information and systems.
• To promote equality, diversity, and inclusion, maintaining an awareness of the equality and diversity protocol/policy and working to create and maintain a safe, supportive and welcoming environment where all people are treated with dignity and their identity and culture are valued and respected.
• The profile is not intended to be an exhaustive list of the duties the post holder will carry out. Other reasonable duties commensurate with the level of the post, including supporting emergency and priority situations, will form part of the role.

Requirements of this Senior Social Worker job:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.

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.

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