Social Worker - Children with Disabilities Team

Location Kingston upon Thames
Job type Contract
Salary Up to £34.00 per hour
Consultant Jonathan Codona-Brown
Call +44 7723 494368
Reference HQ00109113_1596036180

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work full-time in Kingston, within a Children with Disabilities 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 £34 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 3-month contract.

About the team:

  • We are the team who work with all of the children referred for services required for our most vulnerable disabled children
  • We undertake all of the initial assessments with our children who are referred through our Single Point of Access
  • We respond to child protection concerns and initiate Initial CP conferences, we complete thorough assessments which inform the next steps
  • We also work with children who are looked after which may be because of their being in a residential placement and thus away from home for a significant amount of time
  • We assess need and draw on our short breaks offer and coordinate care packages

Requirements of the Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work
  • Current Social Work England registration
  • Min 1 1/2-year experience in Social Work (unless working in the field of children with disabilities where we may consider less time)
  • Experience of Child in Need processes

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Jonathon Codona-Brown; 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.