Social Worker - Fostering Team

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Fostering Team to work full time based in St Helens.
The salary for this permanent Social Worker is up to £43,179 per annum.
Main duties:

• To manage a protected caseload within a framework of supervision under the direction of the Team Manager, including the referral, assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of appropriate action to ensure that resources are utilised effectively to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, families and carers
• To demonstrate competence as outlined in the Knowledge and Skills Statement for Children and Family Practitioners
• To promote the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people and their families in St Helens
• To carry out timely assessments on children, young people and families in accordance with the Framework of Assessment and Working Together guidance
• Ensure assessments and planning for children and young people actively promote the participation and engagement of all relevant agencies, the child/young person and their family
• Prepare/facilitate care plans for children and young people which will take account of their views and wishes in the implementation of these care plans
• Assess the needs of children and young people who require social work services, including the identification of risk and the need for protection
• To develop, coordinate and delivery multi-agency plans to meet assessed needs and to review these plans to ensure they continue to meet assessed needs
• Undertake social work with families in order to reduce the need for care or accommodation, and a range of community care and safeguarding assessments in accordance with relevant statutory requirements, identifying risks and appropriate support plans
• To participate in development activities as may be required to promote improvement of service or the use of resources
• To accurately record, critically analyse and keep up to date information using appropriate IT systems in accordance with the Departments recording policy. To reduce relevant reports, including court statements to a high standard, as required
• Create and maintain effective relationships with children, young people, their parents, families and carers to ensure the diverse needs are identified, met and regularly reviewed
• To hold and effectively manage challenging cases, providing an exemplary service in line with statutory requirements and departmental priorities, improving outcomes for children and young people
• To demonstrate effective practice in the most complex situations, assessing and managing higher levels of risk, striking a balance between support and control, liaising with a wide range of professionals within multi-disciplinary teams, including more senior levels
• To model best practice, setting expectations for others and to take responsibility for coaching and mentoring student Social Workers
• To investigate allegations of neglect, ill treatment or abuse of children and to make enquiries as to the need to provide services to such children, instigate Child Protection procedures or an application to a court for an appropriate order in respect of such children
• To undertake assessments, design and implement care/protection plans in complex situations by a variety of methods of intervention and to encourage the development of quality standards and practice

Requirements of this Social Worker job:

• A social work qualification or equivalent
• Understanding of relevant legislation
• Continual professional development
• Social Work England registered

Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Harry Smy; 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. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award.
Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
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.