Connected Carers

Location Rochester
Job type Permanent
Salary £41,567 per year
Consultant Charlie Reeve
Call +44 7700 152241
Reference 208247

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Connected Carer to work full time based in Medway.

The salary for this permanent Connected Carer job is up to £41,567 per annum.

Main duties:

  • To contribute to the delivery of a highly effective Children’s Social Care Service, taking responsibility for working and managing a caseload within a framework of appropriate supervision.
  • To work with Special Guardians, connected carers and children placed in connected carer arrangements, assessing their support needs, providing support as appropriate, and making ASF applications to deliver specialist therapeutic support.
  • To assess, plan, use evidence based analytical practice to implement and evaluate safeguarding measures to ensure all children are given the opportunity to reach their full potential.
  • As required to complete a range of assessment related to connected carers, including Special Guardianship, Viability and Connected Carers assessments.
  • To complete all assessments within regulated deadlines and timescales, and submit these reports to Court or Fostering Panel as required.
  • To maintain accurate written and computerised records, in accordance with agreed procedures and in order to meet legislative responsibilities.
  • To co-ordinate, and take a lead role in multi-professional/agency groups and other professional meetings.
  • At the discretion of the Head of Service, such other activities as may from time to time be agreed consistent with the nature of the job described above.

Requirements of this role:

  • A Social Work Qualification or equivalent.
  • Understanding of relevant legislation.
  • Registered or eligible for registration.

Contact:

This Connected Carer job is advertised by Zehnn Young; 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.