Social Worker - Referral & Assessment Team - Richmond - Sanctuary Personal

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd; Richmond; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Social Worker for a full-time role in Richmond, offering a salary of up to £40,614. The position involves safeguarding young people and managing a caseload while ensuring compliance with legislation. Ideal candidates will have a Social Work qualification and a commitment to professional development.

Qualifications

• Social Work Qualification or equivalent / Social Work England registered.
• Understanding of relevant legislation.
• Commitment to continual professional development.

Responsibilities

• Safeguard and promote the welfare of young people.
• Manage an agreed caseload of children and young people.
• Undertake direct Social Work responsibilities as an allocated worker.
• Formulate care plans with children, families, and communities.
• Maintain and update case notes and other records.

Skills

Social Work Qualification or equivalent

Understanding of relevant legislation

Commitment to continual professional development

Job description

Overview

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

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £40,614.00 per annum.

Responsibilities

• To safeguard and promote the welfare of young people, giving due consideration to their race, culture, religion, and linguistic background.
• To manage an agreed caseload of children and young people in compliance with caseload objectives, statutory and departmental policy and procedural requirements, maintaining the highest level of professional standards.
• To undertake direct Social Work responsibilities as an allocated worker to the children and young people assigned, investigate concerns regarding a child or young person’s safety or wellbeing, assess risk and protective factors in the family and decide on the most appropriate course of action.
• 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.
• Maintain and update case notes and other records, write reports as required; if required, give evidence in court in relation to care proceedings.
• To be flexible and able to deploy in commensurate posts across Achieving for Children in line with business need.

Requirements

• A Social Work Qualification or equivalent / Social Work England registered
• Understanding of relevant legislation
• Commitment to continual professional development

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, we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our client’s requirements.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates reflects the clients that candidates will support within their role. Sanctuary takes 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.