Social Worker - Families and Wellbeing Team

Location
Job type Contract
Salary £28 per hour
Consultant Kelly Page
Call +44 7361 589768
Reference 160178

Sanctuary Personnel, a leading and award-winning recruitment agency is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work full-time based in Wallasey, within the Families and Wellbeing Team.


The pay rate for this locum Social Worker role is £28 per hour (Assignment rate) and is a 3-month contract.

Main Duties:

  • Work with individuals, families, carers/carer groups and communities within organisational and local multi-agencies, enabling them to contribute toward service planning, critically review, clarify and express their needs, evaluate the outcomes of support and safeguarding plans, identify and agree changes and determine responsibilities for implementation.

  • Undertake preventative work with children and families in order to reduce the need for care or accommodation and a range of community care and safeguarding assessments in accordance with relevant statutory requirements, identifying risks needs and options.

  • Communicate effectively with individuals, families, carers and other professionals to negotiate and produce personalised outcome focused planning and assessments that meet assessed need and promote independence and wellbeing.

  • Create and maintain appropriate relationships with individuals, families, carers, other professionals, groups and communities that promote equality and trust.

  • Ensure a duty of care and the safeguarding of adults and children, families and carers in ways that balance promotion of wellbeing, independence, choice and control with the need to protect people from abuse and neglect.

  • Investigate allegations of neglect or ill treatment of individuals.

Requirements of the Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work.

  • Current Social Work England registration.

  • Previous experience within frontline adult social work, particularly in working and leading a multi-agency team.

  • Knowledge of relevant legislation (eg. Children Act 1989, 2004, Children and Families Act 2014 etc).

  • Able to travel within or outside the Borough.

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

  • Free digital copy of the Social Work News Magazine

Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Kelly Page; 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.