Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Senior Social Worker within the CAAS (MASH) Team to work Full Time based in Berkshire.
The salary for this permanent Senior Social Worker job is up to £45,441 per annum.
Main duties:
* Manage an allocated caseload appropriate to the extensive experience of the Senior Social Worker, to include complex assessments of children, families and parenting and other work to meet statutory requirements.
* Work within West Berkshire policies, procedures and good practice guidelines in order to meet the needs of the children and families allocated.
* Work with children and young people, families, carers and communities to help make informed decisions, engender change enabling them to clarify and express their needs, and contribute to service planning.
* Maintain up to date case notes and other records and write reports, including court reports, and give evidence in court.
* Undertake specialist assessments, for your and other workers cases, for court proceedings including parenting and kinship assessments.
* Ensure that casework is up to date, comprehensively written up, and managed within agreed timescales.
* Keep up to date with contemporary issues in children’s social work including legislation and evidence based practice and use this to inform working practice.
* Liaise with colleagues in own and other directorates and external agencies to gather information to inform assessment and care planning activities, jointly plan and deliver interventions.
* Participate in planning/reviewing the cases of children in care, child protection and support fostering/adoption arrangements.
* Provide constructive challenge to enhance practice, procedures and policies, promote innovation, and introduce new ways of working.
* Provide leadership and professional wisdom to colleagues and other professionals for work in situations of high complexity.
* Model and facilitate reflective and evidence-informed practice, contributing to the development of knowledge and promotion of excellence in the field.
* Carry out any other duties, commensurate with the post, as may be required for the efficient running of the service.
Requirements of this Senior Social Worker role:
* A Social Work Qualification or equivalent.
* Understanding of relevant legislation.
* Registered or eligible for registration.
Benefits:
* Flexible working wherever possible between the hours of 07.00-19.00.
* Hybrid working wherever possible, working 40% in the office.
* Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities.
* Generous Local Government pension scheme.
* Family-friendly policies.
* A range of local discounts.
* Wellbeing Programme including Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits.
* You will also be entitled to a generous annual leave entitlement starting at 29 days per annum (plus public holidays), rising by an additional 5 days after 5 years’ service.
Contact:
This Senior Social Worker job is advertised by Alex Moon; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
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