Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.8/5 and over 500+ reviews has an exciting Locum opportunity available for an experienced Social Worker to join a well-established Children’s service based in Croydon.
Team/Specialism: Asylum/Homes For Ukraine
Pay Rate: £38 per hour (assignment rate)
Contract: Locum, 3-Months
Hours: Full-time
Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
- Fully online and paperless registration service
- Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
- Exclusive access to fully managed service social work projects (some outside IR35) with high rates of pay, flexible working, support from experienced social work practitioners, accommodation assistance (if applicable), retention bonuses (if applicable) and extensive equipment provided.
- Revalidation/registration renewal based on length of service
- £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
- Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience recruiting to social work roles (public & private sector)
- Daily payroll and in-house payroll system
- Access to our online careers hub
Main Duties:
- To contribute to the delivery of a service for children, families and adults who are part of the Homes for Ukraine Scheme, and Asylum Seekers and Displaced People.
- To complete a comprehensive assessment of Hosts in the Homes for Ukraine scheme, in advance of unaccompanied minors arriving at the placement to enable information to be passed on to the Home Office for visa purposes.
- Work in an integrated and partnership focussed way with children, families and adults who are part of the Homes for Ukraine scheme, Displaced People and other agencies through the delivery of a defined practice model in order that families increase their capacity to function in the community without the need for intensive support.
- Identify any concerns or potential safeguarding issues which may affect the placement for unaccompanied children, and work with Hosts to ensure a positive outcome.
- Refer children, families and adults with multiple and complex needs where intensive support is required.
- Liaise with the Private Fostering Team/Social worker to enable an effective handover for ongoing monitoring.
- To work as part of a team consisting of practitioners with multi-agency experience in order to support children, families and adults known to the Asylum Seekers and Displaced People Service.
Requirements of the Social Worker:
- Degree or equivalent in social work
- Current Social Work England registration
- Significant frontline experience in Children’s Services
Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Jess Ling; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
We welcome applications from Social Workers who meet the above requirements.
Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work candidates who meet these requirements for this Social Work role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.
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.
