Social Worker - Looked After Children

Location
Job type Contract
Salary Up to £29.93 per hour
Reference HQ00099018_1583510430

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work full-time within a Looked After Team based in Staffordshire. 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 £29.93 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 3-month contract.

Duties:

  • Dealing with complex cases, including assessment and appropriate management of risks and providing casework supervision to other team members.
  • Holds caseload of more complex cases: provides advice to other Social Workers in relation to their cases. Provides casework supervision to other Social Workers in the team and may also supervise students, trainees, less experienced professional team members, support staff or volunteers.
  • Act as a recognised expert within the specialist field.These experienced social workers are more autonomous in their role.
  • Demonstrate expert and effective practice in complex situations, assessing and managing higher levels of risk, striking a balance between support and control, liaising with a wide range of professionals, including more senior levels.
  • Manage complex caseloads, and offer expert opinion within the organisation and to others. They chair a range of meetings, offer expert support to case conferences, and produce high quality assessments and reports for a range of functions. They model good practice, setting expectations for others.
  • Take responsibility and be accountable for the practice of others, mentoring newly qualified social workers, and supervising the work of junior staff. They undertake capacity-building with individuals, families, communities, user groups and voluntary organisations, and contribute their views on service provision to commissioners whilst maintaining the core principles of an outcome focused approach.

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
  • Minimum of 2 years' experience in children's safeguarding
  • Significant additional post qualifying learning and professional development.

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Kaselle Lee; if you are interested in this position please click below 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.