JOB-20241107-791d94d2
Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Supervising Social Worker within the Fostering Team to work full time based in Wallington, London.
The salary for this permanent Supervising Social Worker job is up to £47,000 per annum.
Main duties:
1. Manage a caseload of foster carers to meet the placement needs and outcomes for children placed in their care.
2. Supervise foster carers, mentors, and/or social work assistants as required.
3. Undertake assessments of prospective and existing foster carers to determine their suitability for approval or continued approval as carers.
4. Accurately record and keep up-to-date information using the appropriate IT and Information Systems, in accordance with agency policy and procedures.
5. Undertake duty tasks as part of the Ascent Fostering rota as directed by the Managers.
6. Work out of hours as agreed.
7. Promote standards which achieve equality of opportunity.
8. Adhere to all relevant policies and procedures and fostering guidance.
9. Ensure that Foster Carers and Looked After Children and Young People receive tailored, personalised support that improves their outcomes.
10. Develop effective and constructive relationships with children, young people, their carers, and their families.
11. Participate directly in the planning and delivery of training to prospective foster carers on a planned rota basis, including evenings and weekends.
12. Be directly responsible for the supervision of approved foster carers and those with temporary approval. The post holder may also supervise mentors and social work assistants.
13. Report safeguarding events to their manager and work in partnership with the local authority to ensure that Safeguarding and Fostering Policies and Procedures are followed.
Requirements of this Supervising Social Worker job:
1. A social work qualification or equivalent.
2. Understanding of relevant legislation.
3. Continual professional development.
4. Social Work England registered.
Contact:
This Supervising Social Worker job is advertised by Charlie Reeve; 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 has significantly contributed to previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards, as well as 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 adjustments 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.
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