Senior Social Worker - MASH Team - Dagenham - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 57,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Social Worker for the MASH Team in Barking & Dagenham. This full-time role will involve managing complex cases and supporting newly qualified social workers. The ideal candidate must have a relevant social work qualification and experience in child protection. This role offers a competitive salary of up to £57,194 per annum and the opportunity to work collaboratively with various agencies.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in social work, particularly in child protection.
• Strong understanding of relevant legislation.
• Ability to record information and provide analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex family proceedings for high-risk children.
• Provide support and advice to new social workers.
• Ensure compliance with child protection guidelines.
• Coordinate with other agencies to provide comprehensive services.

Skills

Complex case management

Child protection procedures

Team leadership

Effective communication

Education

Social Work Qualification or equivalent

Job description

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

The salary for this permanent Senior Social Worker job is up to £57,194 per annum.

• To hold complex family proceedings and or children deemed to be at high risk of significant harm. The Senior Social Worker will be expected to demonstrate the ability to record to a high standard capturing the voice of the child, show evidence of analysis and reflection throughout.
• To act as lead practice educator for the social work unit by providing support and advice and offer shadowing opportunities to Student Social Workers, Newly Qualified Social Workers subject to Assessed and Supported Year in Employment and Family Support Practitioners or lead on an area of specialism such as advanced court work skills.
• To ensure the provision of a comprehensive induction for all new staff.
• To ensure that services are efficiently and effectively provided, liaising as necessary with other Council Divisions, Health, Education, Police, voluntary and independent sector providers.
• Working within the London Child Protection procedures to undertake key work responsibilities for children subject to a child protection plan.
• To work collaboratively with other Council Divisions, Statutory Agencies including health, Education and Police, and other independent and voluntary service providers.
• In conjunction with the Practice Managers and Senior Team Manager, to maintain performance standards in line with division expectation and national guidance, and to alert Practice Managers of any concerns in relation to staff performance.
• Ensure high standards of records management and assume responsibility for all information assigned to the post.

Requirements of this Senior Social Worker role:

• A Social Work Qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Relevant Social Work experience.

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.

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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