Family Court Advisor

Location Stevenage
Job type Contract
Salary Up to £33.50 per hour
Reference HQ00117674_1613061441

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Family Court Advisor to work full-time within a Safeguarding/Child Protection Team based in Stevenage. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in Children's Services and be registered with Social Work England.

The pay rate for this locum Family Court Advisor job is £33.50 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 6-month contract.

Duties:

  • Provide high quality early safeguarding and child protection advice, assessments and analysis to the Court on the needs and best interests of children subject to or involved in Family Proceedings
  • Ensure that the well-being and safety of the child is paramount throughout Cafcass' involvement in the case
  • Ensure that all incidents or risks of significant harm to the child are dealt with in accordance with the relevant Local Safeguarding Children's Board (LSCB) procedures and Cafcass policies and procedures

Requirements of the Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work
  • Current Social Work England registration
  • Significant senior level frontline experience within Children's Services
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Confident decision making to work in high conflict situations
  • Ability to gather, record and analyse complex information including court applications
  • High-quality concise recording and reporting skills

Benefits of Working for Sanctuary Personnel:

  • Daily payroll
  • Free DBS and compliance service
  • Access to exclusive roles that aren't available with other agencies
  • Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
  • Refer a Friend bonus - get £250 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place after 100 hours of work has been completed
  • Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
  • Clinical governance support with a specialist safeguarding team
  • In-house payroll system
  • A free digital copy of the Social Work News Magazine

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Tom Loomes; 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.