Senior Social Worker - Adults

Location
Job type Contract
Salary £30.00 - £32.00 per hour
Reference HQ00097457_1570462827

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Senior Social Worker to work full-time in an Adults Team based in Wandsworth. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of Social Work practice in Adult Services and be registered with the HCPC.

The pay rate for this locum Senior Social Worker job is £30-£32 per hour (LTD Company Equivalent) and is an initial 3-month contract.

Requirements of the Senior Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in Social Work
  • Current HCPC registration
  • Significant senior level frontline experience within Adult Services
  • Knowledge of current developments and legislation, national guidance and frameworks in providing a service to older people and/or adults with a physical disability or sensory impairment and/or with adults with acute or chronic health care needs and/or with adults with learning disabilities and to carers with the ability to advise practitioners in their application
  • A sound knowledge and understanding of the local authority's responsibilities in the safeguarding of vulnerable adults, and the ability, to lead the team in ensuring that cases related to safeguarding vulnerable adults are handled in accordance with policy and procedures.
  • Awareness of the basic principles of budget management in order to appropriately authorise services within the Council's resources. Relevant skills for delivering community social services, supervising staff and managing performance

Contact:

This Senior Social Worker job is advertised by Ronnie Bradford; 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.

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.