Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency is currently looking for a dedicated and experienced Social Work Senior Practitioner to work based in Newcastle, within the Plus Leaving Care Team.
The pay rate for this locum Social Work Senior Practitioner role is £32 per hour (Assignment rate) and is a 3-month contract.
Main Duties:
- Offering support to care leavers aged 16 to 25 years old depending on educational status and offering support to find suitable housing.
- Helping with applications for benefits, working with care leavers to form pathway plans.
- Helping to arrange further education or with applications to find employment.
- Presenting cases to the Commissioning panel when accommodation funds are required.
- Carrying out statutory visits and carrying out assessments to see what support is required for the care leaver.
- Advocating on behalf of the care leaver.
- Ensuring all statutory requirements of a care leaver are being met and legislation is fully adhered too.
- Maintaining regular contact with the care leaver.
Requirements of the Social Work Senior Practitioner:
- Degree or equivalent in social work.
- Current Social Work England registration.
- Recent post-qualifying experience within frontline social work.
Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
- Daily payroll
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Access to exclusive roles that aren't available with other agencies
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
- Refer a Friend bonus - get £250 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place after 100 hours of work has been completed
- Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
- Clinical governance support with a specialist safeguarding team
- In-house payroll system
- Free digital copy of the Social Work News Magazine
Contact:
This Social Work Senior Practitioner job is advertised by Liam Burgess; 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.
