Senior Social Worker - Children with Disabilities

Location Morden
Job type Permanent
Salary £44169.00 - £47070.00 per annum
Reference HQ00097682_1574672330

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Senior Social Worker to work full-time in Morden in a Children With Disabilities Team. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in children's services and be registered with the HCPC.

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is £44,169 per annum.

Duties:

  • Manage a Children and Families caseload involving the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action, to ensure that appropriate resources are deployed to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and their families.
  • Work in partnership with other agencies (health, education, police, voluntary sector etc.) to ensure individuals and families receive a coordinated response and appropriate services in proportion to their assessed need
  • Employ a variety of evidence-based social work skills and methods in order to achieve specific objectives as agreed with service users and the Team Manager/ Assistant Team Manager
  • Undertake direct work with children, young people and their families, considering their wishes and feelings
  • Complete high-quality, robust assessments of need, using the Single Assessment Process including the gathering and analysis of information to inform judgements about risk of harm to children and young people
  • Prepare, in a timely fashion, statements/applications for submission to Family Courts and represent the Council's Children, Schools & Families Service as and when required in Court in accordance with the Council's procedures to safeguard and promote the welfare of children
  • Ensure cases are promptly and effectively closed when appropriate to do so, under the direction of management.
  • In partnership with Senior Social Workers and Advanced Practitioners, operate across a variety of Children, Schools & Families teams to gain a diverse level of knowledge and practice in line with the relevant level descriptor of the Professional Capability Framework (PCF).
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date records ensuring that the Council's client database is used appropriately and required actions are undertaken within reasonable timescales, so backlogs do not accumulate. Additionally, to prepare and maintain casework chronologies and genograms to a high standard
  • Prepare for and attend supervision sessions and appraisals and carry out actions as agreed in each session, under the overall framework of the Department's Supervision Policy and Appraisals Policy
  • Attend professionally relevant training courses, in accordance with aims of and taking personal responsibility for professional development as set out in the social workers' Personal and Professional Development Plan (PPDP)
  • Demonstrate and evidence capability against all domains of the Professional Capabilities Framework (PCF) which is appropriate to the relevant social work level descriptor on the PCF.

Requirements of the Senior Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work
  • Current HCPC registration
  • Significant senior level frontline experience within children's services
  • Work in accordance with Departmental and Divisional policy and procedures, including the London Child Protection procedures
  • Be knowledgeable of the Council's Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policies and ensure that at all times the duties of the post are carried out in accordance with these policies
  • Ensure that the Corporate and Departmental Health and Safety Policies are implemented at all times and to raise any concerns regarding their operation, or any other health and safety matter with the appropriate line manager
  • Respect the confidential nature of the work and adhere to Data Protection Acts (1998/2003) and Caldicott Principles (1998)

Contact:

This Senior Social Worker job is advertised by Jamie Bartlett; 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.