Social Worker - Fostering

Sanctuary Personnel; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000; Full time

Job description

Waltham Forest, London , Greater London , England
E10

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

The salary for this permanent Supervising Social Worker job is up to £41,586 per annum.

1. Conduct statutory and/or complex/specialist assessments of foster carer's capacity to care or continue to care for children within NMS and regulatory timescales. To work in partnership with Looked After Children's social workers to provide placements that meet their needs.
2. Plan, deliver and oversee programmes or packages of care and/or support or other interventions for a complex caseload. Monitor and review cases.
3. Provide professional expert advice and guidance to colleagues and partner agencies in supporting children and young people.
4. Liaise internally and externally and work with colleagues from other agencies to ensure children and young people's interests are supported.
5. Maintain properly documented case files, records and information. Prepare standard reports as required.
6. Mentor and support others in their development.
7. Carry out all duties with an awareness and understanding of the Safeguarding requirements within area of responsibility.
8. Proactively develop professional knowledge, skills and behaviours.
9. Act in accordance with all policies and procedures which apply to the job and understand the reasons for this.
10. Contribute to the Strategic Development of the Service. Undertake service planning and service review activities.
11. Represent the service at departmental/other agency working parties.

Requirements of this Supervising Social Worker Job:

1. Degree or equivalent in Social Work.
2. Current Social Work England Registration.
3. Experience within Children's Services.
4. Full Drivers Licence and have use of a vehicle.

Contact:

This Supervising 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.

Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).

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.