Senior Social Worker - Kinship Team

Sanctuary Personnel; London Borough of Hillingdon; On-site; GBP 54,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Social Worker for the Kinship Team in Hillingdon. This full-time role involves managing a complex caseload, providing support to individuals, children, and families, and ensuring effective safeguarding practices. The ideal candidate will possess a degree in Social Work, current registration, and experience in Children's Services. This position offers the opportunity to lead practice development and mentor junior staff, contributing to a supportive and dynamic work environment. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to making a positive impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Degree in Social Work and current registration required.
• Experience in Children's Services is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload of individuals and families requiring support.
• Lead practice development and mentor less experienced staff.
• Ensure safeguarding and effective interventions are in place.

Skills

Social Work

Risk Assessment

Decision Making

Intervention Strategies

Mentoring

Education

Degree in Social Work

Social Work England Registration

Tools

Database Management

Job description

Senior Social Worker - Kinship Team

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

The salary for this permanent Senior Social Worker job is up to £53,357 per annum.

Responsibilities:

1. Take professional responsibility for managing a complex caseload which will include individuals, children, carers, and families who require support and guidance.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Take the lead in managing positive interventions that prevent deterioration in health and wellbeing whilst safeguarding people at risk of abuse or neglect.
6. Undertake assessment and planning for safeguarding in more complex cases, and support colleagues by utilising safeguarding skills, in line with current policies and procedures.
7. Play a leading role in practice development, help promote and sustain a learning culture, and mentor less experienced staff.
8. Deliver formal professional reflective supervision and provide guidance and advice regarding casework to less experienced qualified staff.
9. 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.
10. As part of the supervision and appraisal process, provide support with personal and professional development.
11. Take professional and personal responsibility for clear recording of analysis and judgements, maintaining up-to-date case work records on the database as required.
12. Take responsibility for working within the Directorate's data protection policies.

Requirements:

1. Degree or equivalent in Social Work.
2. Current Social Work England Registration.
3. Experience within Children's Services.
4. Full Drivers Licence and have use of a vehicle.

Contact:

This Senior Social Worker job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; 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.

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.

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. We will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.