Social Worker - Children Assessment Team

Location Nottinghamshire
Job type Contract
Salary £20.00 - £22.00 per hour
Reference HQ00111616_1604316002

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work full-time in Nottingham, within the Children 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 £20-£22 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 3-month contract.

Duties:

  • Assessing the needs of children and their families.
  • Compliance with legislation and departmental policies/procedures.
  • Writing reports, case notes and maintaining documentation within the Department's Framework system, and taking responsibility for case closure
  • Maintaining records
  • Contributing to practice and service development
  • To take up opportunities for relevant training and development, in accordance with the requirement to evidence continuous professional development.

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
  • Experience of assessment and planning to meet the needs of children and their families
  • Substantial post-qualification experience.
  • Experience of gathering and analysing information to make an informed judgement of a child/family's needs
  • Experience of working in a team
  • Experience of working to deadlines and ability to work in a high-pressure environment.
  • Experience of gathering and analysing information to make an informed judgement of a child/family's needs
  • Experience of direct work with children and families

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Michael Bridges; 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.