Family Finding Senior Social Worker - Adoption

Location Slough
Job type Permanent
Salary £41239.00 - £46088.00 per annum
Reference HQ00110638_1599743017

Sanctuary Social Care has a permanent vacancy for an experienced and dedicated Senior Social Worker to work full-time within a Post Adoption Team based in Slough. 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 salary for this permanent Senior Social Worker role is £41,239 - £46,088 per annum.

Duties:

  • To be responsible for effective Individual performance in line with national standards and performance indicators, including receiving regular supervision.

  • Responsible for participating in routine auditing activity across the service to secure the highest possible standards of social work practice and record keeping and to act in accordance with requirements of the Quality Assurance Framework.

  • To ensure that the needs of service users/carers from all communities are addressed, and that close attention is paid to equalities issues in all aspects of work. To ensure access to translation and interpretation services as necessary.

  • To complete financial assessments and, where appropriate, to determine contributions and levels of need/service.

Requirements of the Senior Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work

  • Current Social Work England registration

  • Significant senior level frontline experience within Children's Services

  • Have knowledge and understanding of current issues in children's social work practise, particularly in relation to adoption and early permanency

Contact:

This Senior Social Worker job is advertised by Conor Clarke; 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.