Sanctuary Social Care has a permanent vacancy for an experienced and dedicated Social Worker to work within a Safeguarding and Adolescent Team based in Northampton. 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 salary for this permanent Social Worker job is £29,165 - £34,227 per annum.
Summary:
- The service will offer age-appropriate packages of support for teenagers with complex needs, including those already receiving help from social work teams or other professionals.
- The new service will be multi-disciplinary and will include social work-qualified staff; adolescent specialist practitioners and youth engagement workers who will work in an integrated way with colleagues from health; the police; youth work; youth offending services and housing.
- The Adolescent Service will provide holistic packages of support around family breakdown and teenage homelessness; teenagers at risk of coming into care; community-based risks including criminal and sexual exploitation, and will also support young people with substance misuse and mental health difficulties and those who are permanently excluded from school.
Benefits of the Social Worker:
- An extensive induction programme
- 2 day and 5-day Signs of Safety training within their first year of employment
- Making Every Contact Count, Outcome Star training
- Group work to deliver parenting programmes, such as Triple P
- Multi-agency guidance and learning sessions
- Support and guidance from Consultant Social Worker
- Opportunities for career development
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
- Previous experience working in a similar team is essential
Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Jenifer Watts; 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.
