Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Senior Social Worker to work full-time in Norwich in a Leaving Care 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 pay rate for this locum Social Worker job is £32 per hour (LTD Company Equivalent) and is an initial 6 -month contract.
Duties:
- To provide outstanding services to children in need or at risk of harm and their families living in Norfolk, to bring about lifelong change and improved outcomes.
- To ensure children and young people are adequately protected in line with the Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) and departmental policy and procedures and relevant legislation.
- To deliver high quality social work practice and utilise specialist knowledge to carry out in depth family assessment of social need and risk to children.
- To hold a caseload of the most complex cases.
- To lead child centred assessments using professional curiosity, which involve key family members, professionals and consider each child's identity, experiences, and social circumstances.
- To lead and develop child centred plans with children, their families and key professionals which will manage the identified risks and meet the child's needs.
- To review the effectiveness of each plan in a timely way to ensure that interventions bring about positive long-term change for children and their families
Requirements of the Social Worker:
- Degree or equivalent in social work
- Current HCPC registration
- Significant senior level frontline experience within children's services
Contact:
This 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.
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.
