Senior Social Worker - Children With Disabilities

Location
Job type Contract
Salary Up to £26.58 per hour
Consultant Jenni Regnault
Call +44 7361 588510
Reference HQ00101940_1579173331

Sanctuary Social Care has locum vacancy for a Senior Social Worker to work full-time based in Ealing, within the 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 Social Work England.

The pay rate for this locum Senior Social Worker role is £26.58 per hour (LTD Company Equivalent) and is a 3-month contract.

Duties of the Social Worker:

  • Arranging respite breaks for the family and child
  • Carrying out home statutory visits to promote welfare and to safeguard children
  • Carrying out initial assessments
  • Identifying the needs of the child and the family
  • Arranging and reviewing care plans
  • Liaising with other professionals i.e. occupational therapist
  • Arranging direct payments
  • Carrying out risk assessments
  • Attending looked after children reviews
  • Carrying out parenting assessments
  • Arranging and attending core group meetings
  • Dealing with section 47 enquiries
  • Undertaking educational needs assessments

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
  • Experience of statutory case responsibilities
  • Experience of building purposeful, effective relationships with young people, family members and carers
  • Experience of carrying out in-depth assessments of social need and risks to children

Contact:

This Senior Social Worker job is advertised by Jenni Regnault; 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.