Social Worker - Halton, United Kingdom - Sanctuary Personnel

Sanctuary Personnel

Verified Company

Halton, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

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

The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £38,890 per annum.

Main duties:

Carry out initial, Core and other specialised assessments as per national guidelines and within prescribed timescales in order to formulate support plans for service users and coordinate their implementation or refer the case to the appropriate servicearea for support to child/family
Manage cases varying in complexity, organise packages of support to service users, assess levels of risk to their health and wellbeing and, in conjunction with them and their families/carers, monitor and review their situations so that support can be adjustedas appropriate to their needs
Work directly with family members providing advice and guidance. Work to empower service users, promote their participation in planning and evaluation of services to increase their levels of selfsufficiency, competence and to facilitate independence fromsocial service assistance
Liaise with and take a professional lead in involving appropriate staff and agencies and cases and arrange for contact as necessary to meet the needs of service users and within the remit of the County Council. Take initiative in establishing resource,for instance, group work programmes and specialist counselling to meet the needs of service users
Attend and participate in multidisciplinary teams and meetings, planning reviews with colleagues and relevant professional staff to assist and analyse the needs of service users and to plan care programmes in accordance with those needs
Ensure all information and reports relevant to work carried out is recorded, updated and completed in an efficient and timely manner and according to Directorate/Legislative policies and procedures so that decisions made and acted upon are fully evidencedand provide sufficiently for audit, court or any other legitimate purpose
Give written/verbal evidence in court/adoption/fostering panels when required to do so, carry out all necessary planning and assessments related to proceedings in conjunction with relevant professionals, and provide and deliver evidence to support decisionsand recommendations made by social services to safeguard children at risk
Implement actions agreed by the courts to ensure the safety and wellbeing of service users within the specified timeframe
This could be instant removal of children from their home and placement in an appropriate care of foster home or less immediate actions to secure their wellbeing and to link with colleagues in other agencies to enable successful partnership working withina climate of mutual respect
Demonstrate awareness/understanding of equal opportunities and other people's behavioural, physical, social and welfare needs
Ensure that reasonable care is taken at all times for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and other persons, and to comply with the policies and procedures relating to health and safety within the department
Carry out any other duties which fall within the broad spirit, scope and purpose of this job description and which are commensurate with the grade of the post

Requirements of this Social Worker job:

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

Contact:

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 throughoutthe process and into your work placement.