Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker/LADO to work full-time in Horsham, West Sussex. 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 Social Worker/LADO job is £40 - £42 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 3-month contract.
Duties of the Social Worker/LADO:
- Delivery of an effective, customer focused service through managing a team or an activity across teams to meet defined performance indicators and business strategies.
- Providing professional advice and support across a department, supporting policy development and tackling difficult problems of a technical, professional, resource or people related nature as a principal professional within the service specialism.
- Analysis and evaluation of service provision and technical or service specialist information; identifying solutions (according to existing policies and procedures) which shape service delivery. Also, advising/supporting agreed programmes of work through the application of detailed technical knowledge.
- Direct responsibility for a small budget (typically around £750,000), and/or advisory impact on projects/other externalised expenditure (typically around £4m); including short term, tactical resource planning and allocation.
- Managing the shape of the current and future team service (or activity across teams) and contributing to the development of future service provision, including reviewing and recommending changes to systems, processes, procedures and practices, typically planning on a time horizon over a number of months.
- Effective and efficient management of resources, including staff where applicable.
- Effective communication of technical/specialist information to a range of audiences.
- Management of, or contribution to, specific projects and reviews on service provision.
- The development of effective relationships with managers or partners in connection with the specialist business area and management of the links and relationships influencing other parts of the organisation and partner organisations.
- Supports equality and diversity and respects customers, clients and other members of staff regardless of gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or ethnic origin.
- Remains up to date and compliant with all relevant legislation, organisational procedures, policies and professional codes of conduct in order to uphold standards of best practice.
Requirements of the Social Worker/LADO:
- Degree or equivalent in social work
- Current Social Work England registration
- Significant senior level frontline experience within Children's Services
- Detailed knowledge of statutory procedures and practices relating to safeguarding of children and specifically the management of allegations against the children's workforce.
- Detailed knowledge of risk assessment models and tools.
- Sound and accurate IT knowledge e.g. Microsoft Office.
Contact:
This Social Worker/LADO job is advertised by Rob King; 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.
