Social Worker - Fostering Team

Location Ilford
Job type Permanent
Salary £40,833 - 46,041 per year
Reference 195340

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Fostering Team to work full time based in Redbridge.

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £46,041 per annum.

Main duties:

  • Arrange and attend meetings related to the foster carer including Standards of Care meetings.
  • Remain child focussed at all times.
  • Identify Standards of Care issues and report these to your management team.
  • Attend supervision with line manager regularly keeping that person informed of progress in assessments and any difficulties.
  • Coordinate efforts to secure foster families for named children.
  • Provide information of statistics and other performance indicators.
  • Transport equipment to carers, as necessary.
  • Maintain and use records and data, including electronic systems.
  • Keep up to date with policies, legislation and procedures and ensure that they are followed.
  • Write reports and correspondence.
  • Receive referrals from the public, colleagues and agencies.
  • Develop a relationship of trust and understanding with service users and colleagues.
  • Maintain good standards of child care practice and implement childcare legislation.
  • Participate in Children and Families Service and Team duty systems.
  • Follow up on agency decisions in relation to fostering and special guardians.
  • Monitor progress of placements.
  • Develop own specialist skills.
  • Develop inter-agency working.
  • Be smart and presentable at all times in compliance with the current dress code.
  • Any other duties appropriate to this area of work and consistent with the level of the post, as may from time to time be required.

Requirements of this Social Worker job:

  • A Social Work Degree or equivalent.
  • Understanding of relevant legislation.
  • Social Work England registered.
  • Good written and Verbal communication skills.
  • Good timekeeping skills.

Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Stefan Garrett; 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.