Supervising Social Worker - Family Placement Team

Location
Job type Contract
Salary Up to £25.02 per hour
Consultant Kamruz Zaman
Call +44 7476 562823
Reference HQ00113244_1604663335

Sanctuary Social Care is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Supervising Social Worker to work full-time in Trafford in a Family Placement Team. 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 £25.02 per hour (Assignment rate) and is an initial 3-month contract.

Duties:

  • You will be responsible for supervising foster carers to enable them to develop skills and build resilience
  • You will also be involved in preparing annual reviews, assessing new applicants and be involved in the matching of children to new placements
  • You will have proven assessment and organisational skills as well as the ability to communicate well and to work in a team to innovate and develop creative solutions for children and families

Requirements of the Social Worker:

  • Degree or equivalent in social work (A CQSW, CSS, DipSW, degree in Social Work or equivalent)
  • Current Social Work England registration
  • Significant senior level frontline experience within Children's Services
  • Experience in working with children and families
  • You must be registered with the HCPC
  • Sound working knowledge of relevant legislation and an insight into the issues faced by looked after children
  • Strong communication and assessment skills
  • An ability to forge effective working relationships across agencies

Contact:

This Social Worker job is advertised by Vaughan Graham; 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.