Senior Social Worker, Safeguarding Team - Slough - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; Slough; On-site; GBP 57,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is hiring a Senior Social Worker for the Safeguarding Team in Slough. This full-time role offers a salary of up to £57,509 per annum. As a Senior Social Worker, you will undertake social work on allocated cases, develop relationships with children and families, and maintain accurate records of work. Applicants must hold a social work qualification and have an understanding of relevant legislation.

Qualifications

• Candidate must have a social work qualification or equivalent.
• Must be registered or eligible for registration.
• Understanding of relevant legislation is required.

Responsibilities

• Undertake social work on allocated cases producing outcome-based plans.
• Develop effective relationships with children and families.
• Determine needs using evidence-based practice within council policies.
• Maintain accurate records of all work undertaken.

Skills

Understanding of relevant legislation

Social Work Qualification

Education

Social Work Qualification or equivalent

Job description

Overview

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

The salary for this permanent Senior Social Worker job is up to £57,509 per annum.

• Responsible for undertaking social work on allocated cases producing outcome-based plans, having regard to the needs of, and risks to, children and their families.
• To develop effective relationships with CYP and their families to improve impact of work and determine the level of service available ensuring written plans are agreed with the CYP and their families and reflect their views.
• To determine, using evidence-based practice how these needs will be met subject to resources, statutory responsibilities, within the framework of council policies and procedures.
• To be responsible for effective individual performance in line with national standards and performance indicators, including receiving regular supervision.
• Responsible for participating in routine auditing activity across the service to secure the highest possible standards of social work practice and record-keeping and to act in accordance with requirements of the Quality Assurance Framework.
• To ensure that the needs of service users/carers from all communities are addressed, and that close attention is paid to equalities issues in all aspects of work. To ensure access to translation and interpretation services as necessary.
• With the agreement of the Social Work Team Manager/Practice Manager, to identify resources required and available to promote child/family wellbeing.
• To develop and maintain effective working relationships at appropriate levels with other relevant partner agencies e.g. voluntary, community, schools, police, health other statutory agencies/local resource networks and internal partners.
• To maintain, monitor and review accurate records of all work undertaken ensuring recording information is accurate and up to date, including comprehensive use of the Integrated Children’s System.
• To identify own individual learning needs and ensure that practice reflects contemporary thinking. To ensure regular reflection of skills and abilities and use supervision and approval to identify future and plan to meet future needs.
• To provide cover for the work of other team members and undertake projects and other additional duties commensurate with the level of the job.

Requirements of this Senior Social Worker role

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

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. 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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