Sanctuary Personnel, a committed and supportive recruitment company currently has a job based in Manchester for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work full-time within the Duty and Assessment Team.
The pay rate for this locum Social Worker job is £21.00 - £25.00 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 3-month contract.
Duties:
- Provide effective and high quality professional social work to children and their families
- in accordance with legislation; statutory guidance at national, regional and local levels; and
- policies and procedures, with the outcome of improving the lives of children in Manchester
- Responsible for building effective professional relationships with children and families that enables full participation in assessment, and care planning based upon best evidence that addresses risk in all its forms
- Take account of child development theories and new learning to inform
- their practice and shape their assessment and analysis of risk and care planning, taking into
- an account that each child is unique within developmental norms
- Assess the influence and impact of cultural and social factors on the
- child's development including key factors such as parenting styles, and the child's
- resilience/uncertainty to change and loss
- Identify the impact that social and environmental factors have on
- parents and carers ability to promote good outcomes for children accessing help for them
- via other services and adult interventions to promote the outcome of improving the child's
- outcomes
- Exchange information with partner agencies as part of their responsibilities to safeguard and promote the safety of children
- Lead investigations of allegations of significant harm listening and challenging appropriately the views of others to assess and analyse risk
- Coordinate and lead a coordinated risk management plan to protect children
- from significant harm
- Draw on theoretical evidence-based interventions and research to inform their practice and interactions with children and families in all stages of their journey and interaction with social care from early help transition to adult services, independence and adoption
- Undertake child and family assessment demonstrating effective analysis, decision-making, planning and review
- Working with the voluntary and community sector
- Undertake clear jargon-free case recordings, written reports which evidence clear analysis and rationale for decisions made
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
- Ability to develop strong interpersonal skills to engage and motivate children and their families in a variety of circumstances such as child protection enquiries and assessment, in order to enable change
- Ability to communicate clearly and sensitively with children of all ages and abilities drawing on a range of agreed evidence-based communication methods to enable them to share their wishes and feelings
- Able to demonstrate effective care planning utilising skills to critically evaluate risks alongside evident strengths in order to make effective decisions and ensure solution-focused approaches to problem-solving that draws on utilising finite resources to maximum effect
- Understand the law and the family justice system undertaking ongoing research
Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
- Daily payroll
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Access to exclusive roles that aren't available with other agencies
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
- Refer a Friend bonus - get £250 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place after 100 hours of work has been completed
- Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
- Clinical governance support with a specialist safeguarding team
- In-house payroll system
- A free digital copy of the Social Work News Magazine
Contact:
This Social Worker role is advertised by Megan Roberts; 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.
