Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work full-time within a Children and Families Team based in Oldham. 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 £33 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 3-month contract.
Duties:
- To have responsibility for a caseload, including undertaking assessments, developing care & support plans, and reviewing them as appropriate once they are implemented.
- To improve life opportunities for service users, carers and families using social work methods and models.
- To continue to develop professionally, and be accountable for the delivery of, and promote social work good practice.
- Ensure child is the focus of contact
- Take calls from professionals, parents and members of the community
- Collate information from partner agencies and process information
- Input information on operating system
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
- Have good knowledge and understanding of thresholds and being able to apply this to screening making appropriate well-balanced recommendations, within time frame
- Have an understanding of consent
Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Vaughan Graham; 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.
