Social Worker - Short Breaks Team

JOB-20241107-791d94d2

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Short Breaks Team based in Barking & Dagenham.

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £47,532 per annum.

Main duties:

* With appropriate supervision assess and provide services to children and families in need within the framework of relevant law, legislation and national and local guidance.
* Undertake high quality, analytical assessments within statutory timescales, which are reflective of presenting concerns and responsive to identified unmet needs and/or risks, including an assessment of carers needs.
* Undertake practice which is analytical and reflective and in which the child's voice is consistently heard and recorded.
* Ensure that service are efficiently and effectively provided, liaising as necessary with other Council Divisions, Health, Education, Police, and other statutory, independent and voluntary sector providers.
* Working within the London Child Protection Procedures to undertake key work responsibilities for children subject to a child protection plan and children looked after by the Local Authority who are deemed to be at risk.
* Assess, advise and support children and families in need alongside Health, Education and Targeted Family Support colleagues to address unmet need and prevent statutory safeguarding intervention.
* Review and make recommendations regarding packages of care and support to enable children and young people to remain cared for within their families wherever possible.
* Ensure that children and young people are supported to access activities and services which will promote their independence and support them in achieving their full potential.
* Support the transition of young people to Adult Social Care services, ensuring timeliness and joint planning to avoid gaps in support.
* Contribute to the planning and development of the services provided by the team and promote the improvement of standards and quality assurance.
* Take responsibility for continuing self-development and participate in training and development activities.

Requirements of this Social Worker Job.

* Degree or equivalent in Social Work.
* Registered as Social Worker.
* Understanding of the SW 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.