Social Worker - Children with Disabilities Team

Location Rochdale
Job type Contract
Salary Up to £27.53 per hour
Reference HQ00114657_1606823196

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work full-time within a Children with Disabilities Team in Rochdale. 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 £27.53 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 3-month contract.

Job Summary:

  • The Children with Disabilities Team manages cases where disability is the overriding factor to consider with regards to outcomes and impact for the child.
  • The team is made up of a Manager, an Advanced Practitioner six social work posts, and two social care workers.
  • One of the teams functions is to assess and offer appropriate short break services to children who have a diagnosed disability and/or complex health needs and their families.
  • Some disabled children are also in need of safeguarding and in these cases we also manage children in the child protection process including Child Protection Conference, Public Law Outline and Proceedings.

Requirements:

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

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.