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JOB-20240819-db742659 Senior Social Worker – Safeguarding TeamJob Title: Senior Social Worker... JOB-20240819-db742659 Senior Social Worker – Safeguarding TeamJob Title: Senior Social Worker – Safeguarding Team Specialism: Social Worker – Children's Location: Barking & Dagenham, UK Salary: £39.04 per hour Contract: Ongoing Working Pattern: Part Time / Full TimeRole OverviewAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Social Worker to join the Safeguarding Team within Children’s Social Care in Barking & Dagenham. This ongoing locum position offers a competitive hourly rate of £39.04 per hour with flexible part-time or full-time working options available.In this role, you will manage complex safeguarding cases while providing professional guidance and leadership within the team. You will work collaboratively with multi-agency partners to ensure children and families receive timely and effective interventions. This position is ideal for an experienced social worker looking to take on greater responsibility while contributing to high-quality safeguarding practice.Perks and Benefits Flexible Working Options: Choose between part-time or full-time hours, enabling a healthy work-life balance.Competitive Hourly Pay: Earn £39.04 per hour, providing flexibility and financial reward for your expertise.Locum Variety: Experience diverse and engaging work assignments that enhance your professional knowledge and adaptability.Networking Opportunities: Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and external partners, broadening your professional connections.Professional Development: Access opportunities to maintain and strengthen your skills through continuous learning and exposure to complex safeguarding work. What You Will Do Manage a complex caseload involving Children in Need, Child Protection, and Care Proceedings.Undertake comprehensive assessments, interventions, and risk management to ensure children are safeguarded effectively.Provide mentoring, coaching, and informal supervision to Social Workers and Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSWs).Lead on complex safeguarding cases and provide professional advice and guidance within the team.Participate in strategy discussions, case conferences, and multi-agency meetings to coordinate safeguarding responses.Ensure all casework complies with statutory frameworks, safeguarding legislation, and local authority procedures.Maintain accurate, high-quality, and timely case recordings in line with professional standards.Work closely with education, health services, police, and other partner agencies to protect and support children and families.Support the Team Manager in driving service improvements, maintaining performance standards, and promoting best practice. Requirements Qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration.Significant experience within Children’s Social Care safeguarding services.Strong knowledge of UK safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.Experience managing complex child protection cases and court work.Excellent communication, leadership, and decision-making skills. Why Work in Barking & Dagenham?Barking & Dagenham is one of London’s most diverse and rapidly developing boroughs. With excellent transport connections into central London, beautiful parks, and a vibrant community atmosphere, it offers a fantastic place to both live and work. The borough is committed to improving outcomes for children and families while supporting professionals through strong leadership and development opportunities.Working with Sanctuary PersonnelSanctuary Personnel is a trusted and award-winning recruitment agency. With an ‘Excellent’ rating on Trustpilot from over 1,000 reviews and numerous prestigious industry awards, Sanctuary Personnel is committed to securing the best possible rates while connecting professionals with roles that match their skills, experience, and career aspirations.      

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new p... JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an experienced Social Worker within the Family Support & Safeguarding Team to work full time based in Barking. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is £41,586 per annum. Main duties: To undertake high quality, analytical single assessments within statutory timescales, which are reflective of presenting concerns about responsive to identified unmet needs and/or risks.To undertake practice which is analytical and reflective and in which the child’s voice is consistently heard and recorded.To ensure that services are efficiently and effectively provided, liaising as necessary with other council divisions, Health, Education, Police, and other statutory, independent, and voluntary sector providers.Working within the London Child Protection Procedures to undertake key work responsibilities for children subject to a child protection plan and children looked after by the Local Authority who are deemed to be at risk.To assess, advice and support Children and Families in need alongside Health, Education and Targeted Family Support colleagues to address unmet need and present statutory safeguarding intervention.Working with Care Planning regulations 2010 and in accordance with the Children and Families Act 2014 to execute statutory duties to children in care.To promote timely permanency planning for children in care, in accordance with the Adoption Act 2002.To enhance and promote continuing professional development in accordance with the Professional Capabilities Framework and registration requirements of the HCPC. To undertake appropriate training and keep abreast of changes in legislation divisional procedures and development in professional practice.To contribute to the planning and development of the services provided by the team and promote the improvement of standards and quality assurance. Requirements of this Social Worker job: A social Work Qualification or equivalentUnderstanding of relevant legislationContinual professional developmentSocial Work England registered Contact: This 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. 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.