Senior Social Worker - Assessment Team - Dagenham - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is hiring a Senior Social Worker to manage a complex caseload within the Assessment Team in Bexley. The successful candidate will support individuals and families while ensuring safety and compliance with legislation. Ideal applicants should hold a valid Social Work Qualification and be registered with Social Work England. This full-time role offers a salary of up to £49,628 per annum.

Qualifications

• Must have a Social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant social work legislation required.
• Registered with Social Work England.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload with individuals, children, and families.
• Utilize professional judgment to assess needs and risks.
• Lead on practice development and provide mentorship.

Skills

Complex caseload management

Risk assessment and management

Client engagement

Safeguarding

Mentoring and supervision

Education

Social Work Qualification or equivalent

Social Work England registration

Job description

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

The salary for this permanent Senior Social Worker job is up to £49,628 per annum.

Responsibilities:

• Take professional responsibility for managing a complex caseload which will include individuals, children, carers and families who require support and guidance.
• Demonstrate confident and effective judgement about risk and accountability in decision-making and be able to sustain engagement with fluctuating circumstances and capacities, including where there is hostility and risk.
• Use assessment procedures discerningly in response to the presenting needs and to ensure that a proportionate assessment is completed in a way that enables maximum participation.
• Use professional judgement, employing a range of interventions, promoting independence, providing support and protection, taking preventative action and ensuring safety whilst balancing rights and risks.
• Take the lead in managing positive interventions that prevent deterioration in health and wellbeing whilst safeguarding people at risk of abuse or neglect.
• Undertake assessment and planning for safeguarding in more complex cases, and support colleagues by utilising safeguarding skills, in line with current policies and procedures.
• Play a leading role in practice development, help promote and sustain a learning culture and mentor less experienced staff.
• Deliver formal professional reflective supervision and provide guidance and advice regarding casework to less experienced qualified staff.
• Where required, take the role of practice educator (or train as a practice educator) for students and the role of ASYE assessor and supervisor for newly qualified social workers in the team.
• As part of the supervision and appraisal process provide support with personal and professional development.
• Take professional and personal responsibility for clear recording of analysis and judgements, maintaining up to date case work records on the database as required.
• Take responsibility for working within the Directorate’s data protection policies.

Requirements:

• A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Social Work England registered.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from diverse backgrounds. We are 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.

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.