Social Worker - Children's Access Team

Location Gloucester
Job type Contract
Salary Up to £35.00 per hour
Consultant Lauren Minter
Call +44 7458 159449
Reference HQ00111644_1601639746

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work full-time within a Children's Access Team based in South Gloucester. 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 role is £35 per hour (Assignment rate) and is a 3-month contract.

Duties:

  • You will be office (home) based and will be triaging referrals coming into the team regarding children & young people with welfare concerns.
  • Given the nature of this role, you will be well versed in dealing with professionals and parents daily by telephone.
  • In this non-caseholding role, you will be applying threshold for Universal Service, Early Help and Social Care in a rapid and timely manner - if you are looking for a desk based role to practice your social work in a fast paced environment, this will be an ideal team for you.
  • The post holder will be a problem solver, confident about making important decisions, underpinned by a genuine passion to work collaboratively with children, young people and families to meet their goals and aspirations

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

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Lauren Minter; 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.