Social Worker - Specialist Adolescents Team

Sanctuary Personnel; London Borough of Hillingdon; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative recruitment agency is seeking a dedicated Social Worker for the Specialist Adolescents Team in Hillingdon. This full-time role offers the opportunity to manage a complex caseload while demonstrating expertise in various social work practices. You will collaborate closely with young people, empowering them to participate in their care decisions. With a competitive salary of up to £44,019 per annum, this position is ideal for a passionate professional eager to make a significant impact in the lives of adolescents. Join a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and inclusion, providing a supportive environment for all employees.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Social Work or equivalent is required.
• Understanding of relevant legislation is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex social work caseload with autonomy.
• Collaborate with young people to co-create individual plans.
• Provide support for trainees and maintain effective supervision.

Skills

Social Work

Safeguarding

Assessment and Intervention

Critical Reflection

Decision-Making

Communication

Education

Professional Social Work Qualification

Job description

Social Worker - Specialist Adolescents Team

Hillingdon, Hayes, Greater London, England
UB3

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

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £44,019 per annum.

1. Manage a wider, increasingly complex social work caseload including safeguarding adults, with more autonomy.
2. Demonstrate expertise in one or more areas of social work practice.
3. Use a range of frameworks for assessment and intervention.
4. Provide support for trainees and other employees, including acting as a 'buddy' for inductees.
5. Take responsibility for obtaining regular, effective supervision from an appropriate Social Worker to ensure effective practice, critical reflection, and career development.
6. Demonstrate comprehensive understanding and use of knowledge related to the area of practice, including critical awareness of current issues and new evidence-based practice research.
7. Recognise discriminatory practices and appropriately challenge service users, colleagues, and senior staff.
8. Be responsible for proactive measures in response to emergency safety and liberty issues.
9. Demonstrate cost-consciousness in the application of available resources.
10. Maintain knowledge of current team plan and of own contribution in delivering this.
11. Demonstrate awareness and compliance with required Standards including the Social Work Professional Capabilities Framework.
12. Use a wide range of evidence sources to inform decision-making.
13. Clearly report and record judgements, decisions, and analysis using the appropriate system.
14. Act as Deprivation of Liberty (DOLS) Best Interest Assessor (following appropriate training and with a minimum of 1 year post-ASYE practice experience).
15. A key aspect of the role is collaborating closely with young people to co-create their individual plans and empowering them to participate in decision-making processes, including chairing their review meetings.

Requirements of this Social Worker role:

1. A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.
2. Understanding of relevant legislation.
3. 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.

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.