Senior Social Worker - Assessment Team

Location Ely
Job type Contract
Salary Up to £38.00 per hour
Reference HQ00102849_1580727886

Sanctuary Social Care has locum vacancy for a Senior Social Worker to work full-time based in Ely. Within the Assessment Team. 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 Senior Social Worker role is £38 per hour (Assignment rate) and is a 6-month contract.

The Teams complete Section 17 Child and Family Assessments and carry out S47 investigations, with cases transferring at initial Child in Need meeting or Child Protection Conference.

Duties of the Senior Social Worker:

  • Carrying out Initial Assessments
  • Initiating Care Proceedings
  • Taking cases to initial case conference
  • Carrying out assessments under the single assessment framework
  • Care Planning and signposting
  • Completing risk assessments
  • Writing reports for initial child protection case conferences
  • Attending case conferences
  • Completing Section 17 reports for family courts
  • Writing initial court statements
  • Applying for emergency care orders
  • Attending court
  • Carrying out home visits for monitoring purposes and to safeguard Children
  • Chairing meetings

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
  • Must have a passion for ensuring that Children and Families receive a positive and timely first experience of the service.

Contact:

This Senior 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.