Social Worker - Adolescents & Youth Offending Service - Dagenham - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a dedicated Social Worker for the Adolescents & Youth Offending Team in Barking. This permanent full-time position offers a salary of up to £46,041 per annum. Responsibilities include assessing and providing services to children and families, conducting analytical assessments, and advocating for children's needs within child protection frameworks. Candidates must hold a Social Work qualification and be registered or eligible for registration. Apply now to support children and families effectively.

Qualifications

• Qualification in Social Work or equivalent required.
• Understanding of relevant legislation is essential.
• Registered or eligible for registration with the SWE.

Responsibilities

• Assess and provide services to children and families in need.
• Undertake high quality, analytical single assessments.
• Work within child protection procedures and undertake key responsibilities.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Understanding of legislation

Education

Social Work Qualification or equivalent

Job description

Social Worker – Adolescents & Youth Offending Service

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Adolescents & Youth Offending Team to work Full Time based in Barking.

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £46,041 per annum.

• With appropriate supervision assess and provide services to children and families in need within the framework of relevant law, legislation and national and local guidance.
• To undertake high quality, analytical single assessments within statutory timescales, which are reflective of presenting concerns and responsive to identified unmet needs and/or risks.
• To undertake practice which is analytical and reflective and in which the child’s voice is consistently heard and recorded.
• Working within the London Child Protection Procedures to undertake key work responsibilities for children subject to a child protection plan and children looked after by the Local Authority who are deemed to be at risk.
• To assess, advise and support Children and Families in need alongside Health, Education and Targeted Family Support colleagues to address unmet need and prevent statutory safeguarding intervention.
• To promote timely permanency planning for children in care, in accordance with the Adoption Act.
• To enhance and promote continuing professional development in accordance with the Professional Capabilities Framework and registration requirements of the SWE. To undertake appropriate training and keep abreast of changes in legislative divisional procedures and development in professional practice.
• To contribute to the planning and development of the services provided by the team and promote the improvement of standards and quality assurance.
• To comply with the Service case recording guidance.
• To ensure that your Line Manager is kept fully appraised of any concerns arising from caseload and seek advice as and when necessary.

Requirements of this Social Worker role:

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

Contact:
This 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.