Social Worker - Assessment Team

Location Watford
Job type Contract
Salary Up to £28.00 per hour
Reference HQ00101255_1577978117

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work part-time in Watford, within the Assessment Team. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in Children's Services and be registered with Social Work England.

The pay rate for this locum Social Worker job is £28 per hour (LTD Company Equivalent) and is an initial 6-month contract.

The HCC Assessment Team undertakes assessments of children and young people in line with requirements from the Children Act 1989 to establish their health and development needs. This includes speaking with key professionals who know the child and family such as schools, police, probation, health (GP, Health Visitor etc).

The team aims to promote the children's upbringing within their families and use special interview techniques to help families come up with plans that will ensure they can safely care for their children.

Each QSW will be required to be on duty 1 day per week with an additional 2nd day as duty back up/support - this therefore means that condensed hours and flexible working will not be possible in this team.

Requirements of the Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work
  • Current Social Work England registration
  • Significant senior level frontline experience within Children's Services

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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.