Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews, has an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Social Worker to join a well-established Children’s service based in Southend-on-Sea.
Team/Specialism: Fostering and Kinship
Pay Rate: £35 per hour (assignment rate)
Contract: Locum, 3-Months
Hours: Full-time
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Main Duties of the Social Worker:
* Conduct thorough assessments of potential foster carers and kinship carers to determine their suitability.
* Manage a caseload of foster and kinship care families, providing them with ongoing support, guidance, and supervision.
* Facilitate or coordinate training sessions to enhance carers' understanding of fostering/kinship care.
* Ensure the safety and wellbeing of children by identifying safeguarding concerns.
* Prepare for and participate in court proceedings, if necessary.
* Work closely with other teams and professionals to provide comprehensive support to the child and carer.
Requirements of the Social Worker:
* Degree or equivalent in social work
* Current Social Work England registration
* Significant frontline experience in Children’s Services
* Prior experience in children’s services, ideally with knowledge of fostering, kinship care, or adoption.
* Understanding of the specific challenges and requirements in fostering and kinship placements.
* Experience collaborating with various agencies to support children in care.
Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Oli Cooper; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from Social Workers who meet the above requirements.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work candidates who meet these requirements.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity.
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