Senior Social Worker - Court Team

Location Sutton
Job type Contract
Salary £37 per hour
Consultant Michael Bowen
Call +44333 7000 022
Reference 216756

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 1000 reviews has an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Senior Social Worker to join a well-established Children’s service based in Sutton. The postholder will produce a good standard of report writing and be able to give evidence in court. The Court Social Worker will be based at home however will need to visit children, attend the office to undertake duty (approx. once every two weeks) and any face to face meeting. 

Team/Specialism: Court

Pay Rate: £37 per hour (assignment rate)

Contract: Locum, 3-Months

Hours: Full-time 

Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:

  • Effortless Registration: Say goodbye to paperwork! Our fully online and paperless registration service streamlines the process, making it convenient and hassle-free for you.
  • Compliance Made Easy: Enjoy peace of mind with our free DBS and compliance service, which includes paid-for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules tailored to your needs.
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Requirements of the Senior Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work
  • Current Social Work England registration
  • Be able to manage cases within court proceedings from initial hearing to final and then to adoption if needed
  • Experience of managing looked after children and children with CP plans
  • Experience of undertaking viability assessment and writing court reports
  • Must like doing court work
  • Must have court experience, knowledge and be able to write court reports, undertake parenting assessment and work with children placed with their parents, other family members or in our care

Contact:

This Senior Social Worker job is advertised by Michael Bowen; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications from Social Workers who meet the above requirements.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work candidates who meet these requirements for this Social Work role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.

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.