Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Safeguarding Team to work full time based in Kingston.
The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £37,772 per annum.
Main duties:
* 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 casework objectives, statutory and departmental policy, and procedural requirements, consistently maintaining the highest level of professional standards.
* 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 or wellbeing, making an assessment of the risk and protective factors in the family, and deciding on the most appropriate course of action.
* To work to a range of legal options to support investigation and protection and accommodation; if required, give evidence in court; using contingency planning to anticipate complexity and changing circumstances.
* Complete longer-term work with families in order to meet identified needs and improve outcomes.
* To ensure the provision of clear written reports to child protection conferences, reviews, planning meetings, and any other purpose as required, ensuring good quality casework analysis and risk assessment is evident throughout.
* 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.
* Maintain and update case notes and other records, write reports as required; if required, give evidence in court in relation to care proceedings.
* 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.
* To demonstrate the standards of proficiency as required by the HCPC in order to maintain registration.
* To maintain an awareness of own professional limitations and knowledge gaps. To make effective use of supervision and appraisal as an opportunity to critically reflect on casework and to identify learning and development needs to continually improve upon practice; and to support continual professional development.
* To seek, listen to, and respond to the views and ideas of staff and stakeholders, encouraging and actively engaging in positive communications and working relationships.
* 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.
Requirements of this Social Worker job:
* A Social Work Qualification or equivalent.
* Understanding of relevant legislation.
* Continual professional development.
* Social Work England registered.
Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Lucy Pearson; 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.
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