Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work full-time within an Adolescents Team based in Northamptonshire. 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 - £36 per hour (LTD Company Equivalent) and is an initial 3-month contract.
Summary:
The Adolescent Service will provide holistic packages of support around family breakdown and teenage homelessness; teenagers at risk of coming into care; community-based risks including criminal and sexual exploitation and will also support young people with substance misuse and mental health difficulties and those who are permanently excluded from school.
Utilising a relationship-based approach, where the young person is at the heart of everything we do, the service will undertake assessments, both statutory and non-statutory, and will focus on intensive, direct work to meet complex needs and manage associated risks. Some packages of support will be led by social workers, others by lead professionals from across the service, including CFN's partners. The service wants good outcomes for young people and for them to be safe; adequately housed and supported (with their families wherever possible); physically and emotionally healthy and achieving good outcomes through education, training or employment.
Requirements of the Social Worker:
Current HCPC registration
Significant senior level frontline experience within children's services
Social Worker experience after completion of ASYE (18 months experience)
Minimum 6 months experience working with young people from 11 to 18
Enhanced DBS Clearance
The right to work in the UK
Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Leon Ali; 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.
