Social Worker, Family Safeguarding Team

Location Woking
Job type Contract
Salary £28.00 - £38.00 per hour
Reference HQ00114794_1607009382

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work full-time within a Family Safeguarding Team based in Woking, Surrey. 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 up to £28-£38 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 3-month contract. New starters will need to attend the office on their first day to collect equipment and Full PPE is given.

About the role:

  • Agile Working- We are committed to agile working for all of the qualified social work team.

  • Working from home and/or a closer office to home (subject to emergencies) is to be discussed with line manager. All line managers have been briefed that this is available so there should be no discrepancy in this. TOIL will also be considered if evidenced and agreed prior e.g, out of county visits

  • Caseloads - Our Caseload are at an average of 20 and we are continually working to bring this down. More complex case holders will have their caseloads reduced to manage this.

  • No screening calls are no longer being made prior to face to face interviews and the recruitment is now directly with hiring managers via the Children's Workforce team.

  • Updated vacancies to be sent weekly to all top tier agencies to ensure we are actively keeping agencies up to date with our recruitment needs.

  • Training - A wide variety of training courses is now accessible for locums to further develop their skills.

Requirements of the Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work

  • Current Social Work England registration

  • Senior level frontline experience within children's services

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Rob King; 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.