Social Worker - Looked After Children Team

Location Hertfordshire
Job type Contract
Salary Up to £28.00 per hour
Reference HQ00095698_1571399517

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work full-time in a Looked After Children's Team based in Apsley. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in children's services and be registered with the HCPC.

The pay rate for this locum Social Worker job is £28 per hour (LTD Company Equivalent) and is an initial 6-month contract.

About the role:

  • The service provides a range of support for young people aged 0-18 to help them come to terms with what has happened in their lives; provide them with a permanent home and help them prepare for work and independence.
  • The service is fully committed to working in partnership with young people; their parents and other professionals to provide and develop services to ensure their health needs are attended to and help them catch up with their school work.

Requirements of the Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work
  • Current HCPC registration
  • Significant senior level frontline experience within children's services
  • Good understanding of the particular safeguarding issues faced in working with Children Looked After and be well versed in statutory CLA processes

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Tom Loomes; 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.

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.