Senior Social Worker

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Senior Social Worker within the Children in Care Long-Term Team to work Full Time based in Northamptonshire.

The salary for this Senior Social Worker job is up to £46,704 per annum.

Responsibilities:

- Work independently to hold and effectively manage a more complex caseload, acknowledging and ensuring appropriate levels of responsibility commensurate with the individual’s knowledge and skills.
- Work directly with children, young people and families, involving all key family members and prioritising children and young people’s safety.
- Carry out in depth and ongoing family assessment of social need and risk to children, with particular focus on parental capacity and capacity change.
- Recognise harm and risk indicators of different forms of harm to children relating to sexual, physical and emotional abuse and neglect. Consider the possibility of Child Sexual Exploitation, grooming (on and offline), female genital mutilation, enforced marriage and the range of adult behaviours which pose a risk to children.
- Use reflective supervision, research and other guidance to recognising one’s own professional limitations and how and when to seek advice from a range of sources, including Advanced Practitioners and other clinical practitioners from a range of disciplines.
- Seek advice and professional second opinion as required in relation to the legal issues, interventions and plans which frequently impact children, young people and families involved with statutory services.
- Use the law and regulatory and statutory guidance to inform practice decisions. Take into account the complex relationship between professional ethics, the application of the law and the impact of social policy on both.
- Make realistic child-centred plans within a review timeline which will manage and reduce identified risks and meets the needs of the child. Any plans devised for the child need to be evidence informed, demonstrate clear analysis and professional judgement and evaluate decision-making skills.
- Continuously develop knowledge of child development and how this impacts on all aspects of a child’s life. This includes physical, cognitive, social, emotional and behavioural development and the impact of different parenting styles.
- Good understanding of working in a complex organisation such as a Local Authority, Trust or other delivery model for Children’s Services.
- Maintain and update case notes and other records pertaining to the child/children you have responsibility for. Write reports as required and if needed give evidence in court on factual matters.
- Contribute to planning/reviewing the cases of children in care, supervise fostering/adoption arrangements.

Requirements:

- A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
- Understanding of relevant legislation.
- Registered or eligible for registration.

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If you are interested in this position, please 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.

Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). We undertake annual online training on EDI and other compliance training courses to ensure 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.

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