Social Worker - Assessment Team

Sanctuary Personnel; North Hertfordshire; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a full-time Social Worker to join the Assessment Team in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. The role involves safeguarding disabled children and supporting their families. Candidates should possess a social work qualification and be registered with Social Work England. The position offers a salary of up to £42,503 per annum.

Qualifications

• A social work qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Social Work England registered.

Responsibilities

• Safeguard and promote welfare of disabled children/young people.
• Assess needs and circumstances of children and families.
• Plan and evaluate social work practice.
• Manage risk to children and families.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge and records.

Skills

Social work qualification

Understanding of relevant legislation

Social Work England registration

Job description

Overview

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Assessment Team to work full time based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £42,503 per annum.

Responsibilities

• To safeguard and promote the welfare of disabled children/young people and support their families and carers by working with cases appropriate to your assessed experience, skills and knowledge.
• To assess the needs and circumstances.
• To plan, carry out, review and evaluate social work practice with them and other professionals.
• To support them, to represent their needs, views and circumstances.
• To manage risk to children, young people, families, carers, self and others.
• To manage and be accountable with supervision and support for your own social work practice.
• To assist and provide advice to families and carers.
• To maintain accurate and up to date knowledge of skills and resources by training and supervision.
• To advise management of the needs and resources within the community.
• To keep accurate and up to date records.
• To demonstrate professional competence in social work practice by using current knowledge and working within agreed standards of best social work practice and carrying out duties in accordance with the HCPC codes of practice.
• Contribute to/undertake the assessment and supervision of students, support new staff by coaching and taking part in joint work with less experienced staff to support them in their casework.
• To work closely with other agencies within the community, both statutory and voluntary, in support of preventative strategies.
• To maintain County Policies on Equal Opportunities and Anti-Racism.
• To carry out other duties as defined by the Director of Children's Services.

Requirements

• A social work qualification or equivalent.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Social Work England registered.

Contact

This 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 are able to respond only to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. Sanctuary takes pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). Training on EDI and compliance is undertaken by recruitment consultants and all employees.

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. We will provide appropriate support throughout the process and into your work placement.