Social Worker - Family Assessment Centre - Haringey - Sanctuary Personal

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

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a permanent Social Worker for the Family Assessment Centre Team in London. The role involves conducting assessments and managing caseloads for children under protection plans. Ideal candidates will be AMHP qualified and possess experience in community work and social welfare legislation. This position offers a competitive salary of up to £47,857 per annum.

Qualifications

• Registered with Social Work England.
• Qualified AMHP necessary.
• Experience in supervising others required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct assessments for children in care proceedings.
• Deliver support services for children under protection plans.
• Manage individual caseloads effectively.

Skills

Social work qualification

AMHP qualified

Experience managing caseloads

Community work experience

Knowledge of health/social care legislation

Job description

Social Worker - Adults Multi-Disciplinary Team

Social Worker – Family Assessment Centre

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Family Assessment Centre Team to work full time based in Haringey. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £47,857 per annum.

• To undertake specialist parents and child assessment for cases in care proceedings or PLO.
• To assess and identify levels of risk and need and deliver protective or supportive service for children with a child protection plan.
• To implement care plans by working in partnership with parents and colleagues from other agencies to effect better outcomes for children with Child Protection Plans.
• To accommodate children and young people and initiate care proceedings when appropriate.
• To formulate care plans in partnerships with children and young people, their families and other providers of care and assistance based on these assessments.
• To promote the welfare of children in need with particular regard to their age, sex, health, race, religion, culture and life experience as appropriate.
• To maintain and develop up to date relevant skills and knowledge of current legislation, policy and social work practice.
• To take responsibility for managing an individual caseload, having regard to the relative needs of all service users and ensuring an effective use of time and resources.
• To attend and actively make use of supervision and performance appraisal.
• To contribute through team meetings and organizational events to the development of the Service.
• To maintain accurate and up to date electronic case records in line with policies and procedures.
• To ensure that all expenditure on cases is properly authorized and recorded, and that cases with financial packages are regularly monitored and reviewed.
• To act as duty office on a rota basis and as required by line management.
• To ensure that all legislation and local councils policies regarding Health & Safety are adhered to.
• These activities may be varied from time to time to meet the changing needs of the service.
• To undertake any other temporary responsibilities aligned with the overall purpose and grade of the role.

Requirements of this role:

• Social work qualification with registration with Social Work England.
• Must be a qualified AMHP.
• 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.

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.