Social Worker

Location Royal Kensington and Chelsea
Job type Contract
Salary £30 per hour
Reference 162758

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency is currently looking for a dedicated and experienced Social Worker to work based in Kensington & Chelsea.

The pay rate for this locum Social Worker role is £30 per hour (Assignment rate) and is a 3-month contract.

Main Duties:

  • Work with housing colleagues in a collaborative venture to support tenants and service users with hoarding issues.

  • Receive professional supervision from one of the managers in the community team, however, will work closely with a team of housing officers and support workers to ensure the safety of tenants and services users that need support, in RBKC housing.

  • There is a degree of autonomy and report to the Financial Inclusion and Support Manger within housing who will integrate the worker into the team; to advise and assist with identifying tenants that hoard, safeguarding issues and those that need care act assessments to support them to successfully maintain their tenancies and live independently in the community.

  • Identify fire risks, housing risks and safeguarding risks that are a result of tenants that hoard.

  • Work with housing colleagues closely to achieve positive outcomes for service users.

Requirements of the Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work.

  • Current Social Work England registration.

  • 2-3 years post-qualifying experience within frontline social work.

  • Experience of working with people struggling to maintain their tenancy through hoarding, completing care act assessment under the Care Act (2014), and completing mental capacity assessment in line with the Mental Capacity Act (2005).

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 Worker job is advertised by James Hunter; 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.