Social Worker - Referral & Assessment Team

Sanctuary Personnel; Twickenham; On-site; GBP 41,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative recruitment agency is seeking a dedicated Social Worker for the Referral & Assessment Team in Twickenham. This role involves safeguarding young people's welfare, managing caseloads, and collaborating with families to create care plans. You'll be responsible for direct social work, ensuring compliance with statutory regulations, and maintaining professional standards. Join a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and supports personal development while making a meaningful impact in the community. If you are passionate about social work and want to contribute to the welfare of children and families, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Qualifications

• Registered with Social Work England and qualified in social work.
• Experience in managing caseloads and supervising others.

Responsibilities

• Safeguard and promote the welfare of young people and manage caseloads.
• Work with families to formulate care plans based on assessed needs.

Skills

Social Work

Caseload Management

Community Work

Group Work

Knowledge of Legislation

Education

Social Work Qualification

Tools

Integrated Children's System (ICS)

Job description

Social Worker - Referral & Assessment Team

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

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £40,614 per annum.

Responsibilities:

1. To safeguard and promote the welfare of young people, giving due consideration to their face, culture, religion and linguistic background.
2. To manage an agreed caseload of children and young people in compliance with casework objectives, statutory and departmental policy and procedural requirements, consistently maintaining the highest level of professional standards.
3. To undertake direct social work responsibilities as an allocated worker to the children and young people assigned, investigating concerns regarding a child or young person's safety on wellbeing, making an assessment of the risk and protective factors in the family and deciding the most appropriate course of action.
4. To work to a range of legal options to support investigation and protection and accommodations, if required give evidence in court, using contingency planning to anticipate complexity and changing circumstances.
5. To work with children and young people, families, carers and communities to formulate care plans in partnership, based on their assessment of need, enabling them to clarify and express their needs and contribute to their planning.
6. To ensure the planning and review of statutory work with children and young people is in accordance with statutory regulation and to produce written reports and other documentation for this purpose.
7. Maintain and update case notes and other records, write reports as required, if required, give evidence in court in relation to care proceedings.
8. To prepare and maintain case records and other casework information on the Integrated Children's System (ICS), in accordance with the department's policy and timescales.
9. To participate in the monitoring of service delivery against agreed targets, timescales and resources, taking action as appropriate to achieve desired outcomes.
10. To keep staff and stakeholders informed of information that affects them and influences service development.
11. To establish and maintain good communication across children's social care and with departments and agencies to facilitate the improvement and development of the service.
12. To demonstrate a commitment to own personal and professional development and to developing and coaching others.
13. To undertake project work and produce reports and deliver presentations as required.
14. Ensure the wellbeing of employees and service-users by actively promoting and complying with health and safety regulations, policies and procedures.

Requirements of this role:

1. Social work qualification with registration with Social Work England.
2. Experience in managing social work caseloads and supervising others.
3. Experience of community and/or group work.
4. Knowledge of children's health and social care systems, agencies, and relevant legislation.

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 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.

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.