Senior Social Worker, Looked After Children

Sanctuary Personnel; Gillingham; On-site; GBP 53,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative recruitment agency has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Social Worker within the Looked After Children Team. This role involves managing a complex caseload, providing guidance and support to children and families, and ensuring their safety and well-being. You will lead practice development, mentor junior staff, and play a key role in safeguarding vulnerable individuals. Join a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and is committed to making a positive impact in the community. This is a chance to grow professionally while making a difference in the lives of those in need.

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker with registration and knowledge of relevant legislation.
• Ability to manage complex cases and mentor junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload of children and families requiring support.
• Lead practice development and mentor less experienced staff.
• Conduct assessments and ensure safeguarding in complex cases.

Skills

Social Work

Risk Assessment

Mentoring

Decision Making

Intervention Strategies

Education

Social Work Qualification

Job description

Senior Social Worker, Looked After Children

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

The salary for this permanent Senior Social Worker job is up to £52,575.00 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 professional development.
11. Take professional and personal responsibility for clear recording of analysis and judgements, maintaining up-to-date casework records on the database as required.
12. Take responsibility for working within Directorate's data protection policies.

Requirements:

1. A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
2. Understanding of relevant legislation.
3. Social Work England registered.

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.

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.