Social Work Lead Practitioner - Adult Team - Barnet - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; Chipping Barnet; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Social Work Lead Practitioner to join the Adult’s Locality Team in Barnet. This full-time role includes mentoring staff, ensuring safeguarding practices, and conducting complex assessments. Candidates must have a social work qualification, relevant UK experience, and the ability to supervise others. The position offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, emphasizing professional development and well-being.

Benefits

31 days annual leave

Employee well-being service

Access to Local Government Pension Scheme

Staff discounts with retailers

Modern office environment

Qualifications

• Registration with Social Work England required.
• Minimum of 2 years UK experience in adult social care essential.
• Experience in managing caseloads and supervising staff.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and supervise the team, ensuring best practices.
• Conduct individual assessments for adults at risk.
• Work alongside the team manager to support independence.

Skills

Social work qualification

Supervising social workers

Experience in complex case work

Knowledge of social care systems

Education

Social work qualification

Job description

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Work Lead Practitioner within the Adult’s Locality Team to work full time based in Barnet. The salary for this permanent Social Work Lead Practitioner job is up to £47,805 per annum.

Responsibilities

• The mentoring and supervision to staff within the team ensuring professional standards and best practice.
• Ensuring that the responsibility of safeguarding adults at risk is a fundamental element of this job and that the principles are embedded in all procedures, practices, professional advice, decisions and support.
• Working alongside and when required deputising for the team manager to prompt an environment of a supportive team enabling them and yourself to work with individuals to promote and support independence choice and control with wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.
• Conducting individual complex assessments and safeguarding enquiries to establish clear, relevant, proportionate, and appropriate options for the individual to meet their identified outcomes.
• Working in partnership with adults, their families, carers and advocates, colleagues, external organisations to provide appropriate, professional social work support for vulnerable older people, adults with physical and sensory impairment or learning disability and carers.

Requirements of this role:

• Social work qualification with registration with Social Work England.
• Experience in managing social work caseloads and supervising others.
• Experience of community and/or group work.
• Knowledge of children’s health and social care systems, agencies, and relevant legislation.
• Must have a minimum of 2 years UK experience working in adult social care as a social worker.
• Must have experience of supervising or mentoring social worker staff.
• Must have experience of complex case work.

What Barnet offers you:

• Supportive and visible leadership, enabling staff to talk about opportunities and express concerns.
• Free parking where available near our offices.
• Modern office working environment including free tea and coffee.
• Tools, processes, and investment in excellent learning and development that help staff to be happy, efficient and effective.
• 31 days annual leave.
• Staff discounts of up to 25% with over 1,500 retailers national wide.
• Broad range of payroll benefits including cycle to work, eye care vouchers, car leasing, home & electronics, travel and gym membership.
• Employee well-being service including confidential employee assistance.
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which provides a valuable guaranteed income in your retirement together with security for your dependents. Please confirm salary requirements and when candidates can interview.

Contact

This Social Work Lead Practitioner job is advertised by Zehnn Young; 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.