Senior Social Worker, Children’s Assessment Team

Sanctuary Personnel; England; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanctuary Personnel is seeking a Senior Social Worker for the Children’s Assessment Team in Surrey on a permanent, full-time basis. The role offers a salary up to £52,864 per year and involves managing a complex caseload of children, carers and families, using professional judgment to assess risk and safeguard wellbeing.

The candidate should hold a Social Work Qualification (or equivalent), be registered or eligible, and have an understanding of relevant legislation.

Qualifications

• A social work qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Registered or eligible for registration.

Responsibilities

• Take professional responsibility for managing a complex caseload including children, carers and families.
• Demonstrate confident judgement about risk and accountability in decision-making.
• Use assessment procedures to ensure proportionate assessments and maximum participation.
• Lead in safeguarding, promote independence, provide protection and balance rights and risks.
• Mentor and supervise less experienced staff and deliver reflective supervision.
• Maintain up-to-date case records and comply with data protection policies.

Education

Social Work Qualification or equivalent

Job description

Senior Social Worker, Children’s Assessment Team

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Senior Social Worker within the Children’s Assessment Team to work Full Time based in Surrey.

The salary for this permanent Senior Social Worker job is up to £52,864per annum.

• Take professional responsibility for managing a complex caseload which will include individuals, children, carers & families who require support & guidance.
• Demonstrate confident and effective judgement about risk & 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 & protection, taking preventative action and ensuring safety whilst balancing rights & 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.
• Share and present professional knowledge and expertise to colleagues within the team and other partners.
• Take professional and personal responsibility for clear recording of analysis and judgements, maintaining up to date case records on the database as required by Surrey.
• Take responsibility for working within the Directorate’s data protection policies.

Requirements of this Senior Social Worker role:

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

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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