Social Worker - Family Support & Child Protection

Location Bexley
Job type Permanent
Salary £33,750 - 43,593 per year
Consultant Charlie Reeve
Call +44 7700 152241
Reference 190946

 

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Family Support & Child Protection Team to work full time based in Bexley.

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £46,191 per annum.

Main duties:

  • To have experience or a willingness to be trained in and use the Signs of Safety practice model we use when use when working with children and families.
  • To work in a respectful and professional manner with children and families that is focused on achieving what is in the best interest of the child.
  • To undertake regular visits to and work creatively with children and young people in order to develop a good rapport that allows you to obtain the child’s wishes and feelings and to make sure these inform the work that you do.
  • To work with children and families in a variety of diverse and complex contexts, such as mental ill health, disability, substance misuse, domestic abuse, sexual exploitation, radicalisation, poverty, discrimination, and immigration.
  • To be responsible for and manage children’s cases in the respective team or service area you are placed.
  • To regular review the process and implementation of children’s plans and update these based on new assessments or significant changes in the child or families circumstances.
  • To work in partnership with the family network and the wider professional network in order to provide the best level of support and care for the children and young people you are working with.
  • To carry out and regularly update assessments of a child’s needs that involve relevant family members and professionals in order to ensure these are holistic and can identify areas of strength and unmet need or concern.
  •  Respectfully engages with children and families in a way that seeks their input and involvement in planning for children and young people, utilising their existing support networks and coordinating additional support where needed.
  • To work within the Council’s policies, procedures, values, and code of conduct at all times and to reflect these when carrying out professional responsibilities with members of the public.
  • To follow and implement the decisions and directions given by Managers or Decision-Making Panels.
  • Any other duties reasonably requested by the manager related to fulfilling the council’s corporate parenting and safeguarding responsibilities to children and the smooth running of the support service provided by the team.

Requirements of this Social Worker job:

  • A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
  • Understanding of relevant legislation.
  • Continual professional development.
  • Social Work England registered.

Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Charlie Reeve; 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.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.