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Ready for a Change? Use Your Skills to Transform a Child’s LifeSpecialist Therapeutic Foster Carer –... Ready for a Change? Use Your Skills to Transform a Child’s LifeSpecialist Therapeutic Foster Carer – Bedford and Surrounding Areas Location: Bedford and surrounding areas Salary: £62,000 per year (plus additional allowances) Employment Type: Full-time | Self-employedIs it Time to Use Your Residential Childcare Experience Differently?Every child deserves to feel safe, valued, and part of a family. Right now, young people in Bedford Borough are living in residential care and need someone who can help them take the next step into a stable home where they can heal and thrive.If you have experience as a Residential Childcare Worker or Practitioner, supporting children with emotional, behavioural, or developmental needs, you already have skills that could change a child’s future. This role is not about providing a bed. It is about offering consistency, care, and the belief that life can get better.As a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer, you will welcome a young person into your home and provide full-time care, supported every step of the way by a dedicated local team.Why Choose Specialist Therapeutic Fostering?This specialist route is for people who want to make a profound difference. You will work as part of a trauma-informed team, helping children transition out of residential care into a safe family environment where they can build trust, resilience, and independence.This role offers you the chance to transform a child’s life while experiencing something life-changing yourself.What You Will Receive as a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer £62,000 per year plus £1,000 additional allowances for holidays and birthdaysUp to 28 days respite each yearSpecialist trauma-informed training and ongoing professional developmentClinical supervision and 24/7 out-of-hours supportPeer support networks, including access to the Mockingbird Constellation modelMembership of The Fostering NetworkBe part of a local fostering team that knows and values its carers Could This Be You?We are looking for individuals or couples who: Live in Bedford or the surrounding areaCan offer a dedicated bedroom for fostering a young personHave experience supporting children with emotional, behavioural, or developmental needs in a residential care settingAre resilient, nurturing, and open to learningCan provide full-time care (at least one person at home if applying as a couple)Ideally, you will have no children under 12 living at home. Exceptions may apply depending on the child’s needs. Please note – fostering requires you to register as self-employed. You will be responsible for managing your own tax affairs and maintaining the necessary records related to the role.Is it Time for a Change?This is your opportunity to use your Residential Childcare skills in a way that truly matters. You will make a difference to a child, to your community, and to yourself.Apply now to speak with our team and take the first step toward becoming a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer for Bedford Borough.

Ready for a Change? Use Your Skills to Transform a Child’s LifeSpecialist Therapeutic Foster Carer –... Ready for a Change? Use Your Skills to Transform a Child’s LifeSpecialist Therapeutic Foster Carer – Bedford and Surrounding Areas Location: Bedford and surrounding areas Salary: £62,000 per year (plus additional allowances) Employment Type: Full-time | Self-employedIs it Time to Use Your Healthcare Assistant & Support Worker Skills Differently?Every child deserves to feel safe, valued, and part of a family. Right now, young people in Bedford Borough are living in residential care and need someone who can help them take the next step into a stable home where they can heal and thrive.If you have experience as a Healthcare Assistant or Support Worker, helping children and families navigate challenges, provide guidance, or manage safeguarding concerns, you already have skills that could change a child’s future. This role is not about providing a bed. It is about offering consistency, empathy, and the belief that life can get better.As a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer, you will welcome a young person into your home and provide full-time care, supported every step of the way by a dedicated local team.Why Choose Specialist Therapeutic Fostering?This specialist route is for people who want to make a profound difference. You will work as part of a trauma-informed team, helping children transition out of residential care into a safe family environment where they can build trust, resilience, and independence.This role offers you the chance to transform a child’s life while experiencing something life-changing yourself.What You Will Receive as a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer £62,000 per year plus £1,000 additional allowances for holidays and birthdaysUp to 28 days respite each yearSpecialist trauma-informed training and ongoing professional developmentClinical supervision and 24/7 out-of-hours supportPeer support networks, including access to the Mockingbird Constellation modelMembership of The Fostering NetworkBe part of a local fostering team that knows and values its carers Could This Be You?We are looking for individuals or couples who: Live in Bedford or the surrounding areaCan offer a dedicated bedroom for fostering a young personHave experience supporting children or young people with emotional, behavioural, or family-related challengesAre resilient, nurturing, and open to learningCan provide full-time care (at least one person at home if applying as a couple)Ideally, you will have no children under 12 living at home. Exceptions may apply depending on the child’s needs. Please note – fostering requires you to register as self-employed. You will be responsible for managing your own tax affairs and maintaining the necessary records related to the role.Is it Time for a Change?This is your opportunity to use your Family Support Worker skills in a way that truly matters. You will make a difference to a child, to your community, and to yourself.Apply now to speak with our team and take the first step toward becoming a Specialist Therapeutic Foster Carer for Bedford Borough.

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 a Deputy Team Manager within the Looked After Children Team to work full time based in Luton. The salary for this permanent Deputy Team Manager job is up to £51,773 per annum. Main duties: Prevent the separation of children from their families whenever possible and appropriate.Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people.Ensure children and young people reach their full potential and have equal access to services available.Ensures effective risk management, decision making and preventative working to safeguard children and young people effectively in accordance with statutory requirements and policies.Establishes the appropriate assessment required and identifies the level of need for support/services and or placements for children and young people.Follow procedures to determine the need for care proceedings to be instigated where the risk of significant harm is so great as to warrant a Court Order.Maintains effective systems for prioritising, allocating and monitoring workloads and ensures that suitable systems of supervision and appraisal are in place to ensure children and families needs are met in accordance with legislation, departmental policies and procedures.Contribute to borough wide services with professional knowledge of an area of specialism on an Operational and Strategic basis as required.Proactively identify opportunities to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the team through using managerial performance data. Maintain the high standards of social work practice through taking part in Quality Assurance and monthly audits.Develop, support coach, train and motivate staff to deliver and maintain excellent standards of social work practice, carrying out effective Check-In’s, having regular supervision meeting in accordance with the Supervision Policy under guidance of the Team Manager.Use advanced professional knowledge, skills, experienced and your initiative to demonstrate a clear understanding of safeguarding in accordance with the Luton threshold document and an initial view of risk in order to keep children safe by conducting risk assessments and providing advice and direction to staff/clients.When requested by the Team Manager, to deputise and support in their absence as agreed with the Service Manager. Requirements of this Deputy Team Manager job: A social Work Qualification or equivalent.Understanding of relevant legislation.Continual professional development.Social Work England registered. Contact: This Deputy Team Manager job is advertised by Lucy Pearson; 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.

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 a Senior Practitioner within the Social Work Academy Team to work full time based in Luton. The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £43,421 per annum. Main duties: Provide reflective supervision to explore the NQSW’s practice and factors influencing their practice responses (including emotions, assumptions, power relations and the wider social context).Develop a shared understanding of the knowledge base informing their analysis and the limitations of their thinking, and use this understanding to inform next steps.For new staters reflective supervision will be provided weekly for the first six weeks and fortnightly unto the NQSW’s six month review and a minimum of bi-monthly thereafter.Promote resilience and empower NQSW’s to advocate for them selves and the children and families they work with. This includes professional challenge with managers and colleagues.Co-work complex cases and use advanced professional knowledge, skills, experience and initiative to support the NQSW’s to develop assessment skills to identify and analyse risk to children and develop safety and supportive plans.Co-work cases in crisis with the NQSW’s directing the social workers and influencing decision making on the case. Support NQSW’s practice development towards excellence.Support and mentor the practice development of our NQSWs by reading through work before is it submitted to the Team Manager for authorizing and informally quality assuring their case files against ‘what good looks like’.Attend all case work supervision with your NQSW’s. Write a case note following case supervision breaking down tasks and ensuring the NQSW understands all decisions made. Review these decisions two weeks after case supervision.Support the NQSWs to gather and analyse sensitive and confidential information on families and record on LCS, collating key information relating to children’s safeguarding and protection.To support the NQSWs to maintain accurate and up to date records in accordance with the Data Protection Act and GDPR.Within the first six weeks provide bespoke induction to all NQSWs. As part of NQSWs induction, support and provide feedback to NQSWs in carrying out home visits attending meetings liaising closely with partner agency representatives and working within multi agency settings.Contribute to the NQSW assessment reviews as three, six and twelve months of their assessed year of employment. Requirements of this Senior Practitioner role: A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.Understanding of relevant legislation.Registered or eligible for registration.Substantial experience in health or social care. Contact: This Senior Practitioner job is advertised by Alex Moon; 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.

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 a Senior Practitioner within the Referral & Assessment Team to work full time based in Luton. The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £46,034 per annum. Main duties: To be responsible for a complex caseload including those children at risk and subject to care proceedings and child protection plans to make a positive difference for children, young people and families in the town, by driving up the quality of practice and partnerships across the town and its services, whilst ensuring legislative requirements are met.Support Team Managers to promote excellence within the team, i.e. providing peer supervision, mentoring and deputising in the absence of Managers.To gather information, to complete clear, accurate and holistic professional assessment of need and risk in respect of children and families. Critically analyse all relevant information and take the lead role to co-ordinate the multi-agency approach to promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of child/young people.Creating effective SMART plans referring to the Practice Framework, implement, monitor and review using the appropriate available resources ensuring needs are met through negotiation and consultation with professional colleagues and services users.Liaise and work with other professionals and agencies to achieve optimal outcomes for children and young people. Build [positive relationships with children and their families through promoting participation and undertaking direct work to ensure that their voices, wishes and feelings are heard.Update and maintain high quality case files in the council’s management information system, Liquid Logic, ensuring that all key information about the child’s circumstances and plans are recorded within timescales and comply with General Data Protection Regulations.To take personal responsibility for own professional development and reflective practice and keep up to date with changes to legislation, court rules, policies, procedures and best practice development i.e. for your Continued Professional Development and progression through regular check-ins and supervisions. Attending training through the Social Work Academy and Research in Practice. Requirements of this Senior Practitioner job: A social Work Qualification or equivalent.Understanding of relevant legislation.Continual professional development.Social Work England registered. Contact: This Senior Practitioner job is advertised by Alex Moon; 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.

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 a Senior Practitioner within the Specialist Intervention Team to work full time based in Luton.The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £41,496 per annum. Main duties: Carry a caseload of complex cases requiring a high level of professional skill, providing assessment, care management and other social work services relevant to the needs of the most vulnerable/at risk children and families. Provide intense direct work with Children with Learning Difficulties.Under the direction of the Team Manager, using professional skills and experience to provide practice management to team members to ensure compliance with national and departmental policies, procedures and quality standards.Undertake research, training and development activities as required for the department and for the post holders own professional development.When agreed by Team Manager and in co-operation with the Training Section, undertake specific tasks to undertake specific tasks to support and enable team members in the development of skill and acquisition of knowledge and information relevant to the team tasks or to the professional development of team members.As and when agreed by the Team Manager, undertake the role of practice teacher for students undergoing professional training who are on placement in the Department.In consultation with the Team Manager and with other Team Managers who will assume Management responsibility for the Team, provide cover for some day-to-day duties during periods of annual leave or other absences of the Team Manager.When requested by the Team Manager represent the Department in its working relationships with other Agencies where issues of professional social work practice are under consideration.Chair meetings including child protection strategy meetings when required. Requirements of this role: A social Work Qualification or equivalent.Understanding of relevant legislation.Registered or eligible for registration.This post requires registration with the relevant health professional council/governing body (Social Care England). Contact: This Senior Practitioner job is advertised by Alex Moon; 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.

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 a Social Worker within the Children with Disabilities Team to work full time based in Luton.The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £37,261 per annum. Main duties: Complete professional assessments of need and risk in respect of service users. Taking the lead role and responsibility, you co-ordinate the multi-agency approach to prevent and address child protection issues and children in need.Undertake statutory duties the Children Act 1989 and other legislation and guidance relating to service users, risk assessments and investigations in relation to the protection of children with learning difficulties.Plan professional intervention using the appropriate available resources ensuring needs are met through negotiation and consultation with professional colleagues and service users. Promote anti-discriminatory practice and the empowerment of service users.Keep appropriate case records, statistics and information. Provide case reports and witness statements for court when required, accountable to the requirements of both internal/external agencies in line with Luton Borough Council Policies and Procedures.Ensure that the needs of service users are regularly reviewed and changes in circumstances and newly identified needs are addressed. This will necessitate organising and chairing multi-agency meetings.When necessary and subject to accreditation, carry out, when required the role of practice teacher foe students on professional qualifying courses. Requirements of this role: A social Work Qualification or equivalent.Understanding of relevant legislation.Registered or eligible for registration.This post requires registration with the relevant health professional council/governing body (Social Care England). Contact: This Social Worker job is advertised by Alex Moon; 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.

JOB-20241107-791d94d2 Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a T... JOB-20241107-791d94d2 Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and nearly 300 reviews has an exciting Permanent opportunity available for an experienced Social Work Deputy Team Manager to join a well-established Children’s service based in Luton.Team/Specialism: Family SafeguardingSalary: £44,880 - £47,821 per annumContract: PermanentHours: Full-timeDuties: Work alongside the Team Manager to lead the team. Line managing, supporting and coaching a team including ASYE’s, Social Workers and Senior PractitionersAssisting with training and ensuring that standards of social work practice are maintained and reported to the Team ManagerPrioritise the most vulnerable and at risk children and recommend appropriate advice and action, escalating to relevant services as required and in line with Luton’s thresholds, working with our Practice Framework Requirements of the Deputy Team Manager: Degree or equivalent in social workCurrent Social Work England registrationIn-depth post qualifying experience including in – depth experience in the field of child and family social workDemonstrable experience of coaching / mentoring staffIn-depth service specific knowledge of children’s safeguarding and management of riskDemonstrable experience of managing staff Contact:This Deputy Team Manager job is advertised by Lucy Pearson; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.We welcome applications from any experienced Social Work candidate with experience as a Newly Qualified, Social Worker, Practitioner, Assistant Team Manager, Team Manager, Head of Service or Director.Regretfully we are only able to respond to experienced Social Work applicants who meet these requirements for this Permanent Social Work role as we need to meet our clients’ requirements, but please feel free to browse our open roles that may be more suitable for you.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. 

JOB-20240830-9051a9aaJoin our dynamic team as a Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist specialising in... JOB-20240830-9051a9aaJoin our dynamic team as a Band 7 Speech and Language Therapist specialising in Acute Stroke in Luton, UK, with a fantastic pay rate of £31 per hour for this full-time, ongoing contract. This exciting opportunity allows you to make a difference in patient care while enjoying the flexibility and perks that come with locum work. Embrace the chance to expand your experience in a rewarding NHS environment while contributing to stroke recovery programs.Perks and benefits:Step into the vibrant world of locum work, where no two days are alike. Enjoy a competitive pay rate that recognises your skills and experience in speech and language therapy. Delight in greater work-life balance with flexible scheduling options, allowing you to enjoy personal pursuits, family time, or adventurous travel. Expand your professional network by working alongside diverse healthcare teams and accessing numerous learning opportunities that keep your skills sharp and in demand.What you will do:- Assess, diagnose, and treat patients with speech, language, and communication difficulties resulting from stroke, tailoring therapy to individual needs.- Collaborate closely with a multidisciplinary team, including neurologists, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists, to ensure holistic patient care.- Implement therapy plans and adjust interventions as necessary while monitoring patient progress and providing support to families and caregivers.- Document clinical observations and maintain accurate patient records to ensure continuity in care delivery and adherence to NHS guidelines.- Participate in continuous professional development and contribute to service improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes.Requirements for this Speech and Language Therapist role include holding a relevant degree or equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy, as well as registration with the HCPC. Additionally, you must have recent UK/NHS post-qualifying experience working as a Speech and Language Therapist, demonstrating your expertise and commitment to excellence in patient care.Living and working in Luton is a fantastic choice, offering an ideal blend of city convenience and countryside charm. With excellent transport links, you're perfectly positioned for quick getaways to London or exploring the rolling hills of Bedfordshire. Luton is rich in cultural diversity, offering a welcoming community and a variety of vibrant leisure options. Embrace the opportunity to thrive both professionally and personally in this dynamic locale.Working with Sanctuary Personnel:Sanctuary Personnel is a trusted and award-winning agency for roles. With an ‘Excellent’ rating on Trustpilot from over 1,000 reviews and many prestigious industry awards, we are dedicated to finding you the best possible rates in roles that match your skills and experience.

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new... JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Team Manager within the Family Safeguarding to work full time based in Luton.The salary for this permanent Team Manager job is up to £57,861 per annum. Main duties: To develop and manage a team responsible for providing specialist assessment and intervention services throughout Luton. Make high-risk decisions concerning the safeguarding of children.Establish the appropriate assessments required and identify the level of need for support/services and or placements of children and families.Determine the need for care proceedings to be instigated where the risk of significant harm is so great as to warrant a Court Order.Maintain effective systems for prioritising, allocating and monitoring workloads and ensure that suitable systems of supervision and workloads and ensure that suitable systems of supervision and appraisal are in place to ensure children and families needs are met in accordance with legislation, departmental policies and procedures.Ensure the provision of an effective service to local people by maintaining high standards of professional practice and adopting a positive approach to the full involvement of service users and carers in assessment and care planning processes, at all times encouraging independence and choice.Ensure that the work of the team and performance targets are monitored according to key performance indicators, Children’s Trust arrangements and Council priorities and implement service improvements to ensure quality service delivery.Identify and implement service improvements to ensure quality service delivery, establish and management robust quality assurance systems and preparation for annual external inspection.Participate in the development of strategic objectives and the production of departmental, service and team plans, policies and procedures and under the guidance of the Integrated Service Manager.Maintain effective links and working relationships within the Department and with relevant statutory, voluntary and private agencies. Work in partnership with these agencies in order to provide a well co-ordinated quality service to individual service users making the most effective use of local resources.Identify and arrange for services provided to service users by internal and external providers to be commissioned effectively and monitored in order to ensure that quality standards and service user needs are met. Requirements of this Team Manger job: A social Work Qualification or equivalent.Understanding of relevant legislation.Continual professional development.Social Work England registered. Contact: This Team Manger job is advertised by Alex Moon; 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.

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 a Social Worker within the Special Intervention Team to work full time based in Luton. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £41,799 per annum. Main duties: Complete clear, accurate and holistic professional assessments of need and risk in respect of children and families using the Department of Education and Luton’s effective support document for children in need and potential significant harm. Taking the lead role to co-ordinate the multi-agency approach to prevent and address child protection issues and children in need.Undertake statutory duties under The Children Act 1989 and other legislation and guidance relating to children and families e.g. care proceedings, arrangements for adoption/permanency, risk assessments and investigations in relation to the protection of children. Including arrangements for obtaining and carrying out Court Orders, attending court as the Council’s representative.Creating effective SMART plans referring to the Practice Framework, using the appropriate available resources ensuring needs are met through negotiation and consultation with professional colleagues and service users. Promote anti-discriminatory practice and the empowerment of children and families.Build positive relationships with children and their families through promoting participation and undertaking direct work to ensure that their voices, wishes and feelings are heard.Update and maintain high quality and accurate case files in the council’s social work database, liquid Logic, ensuring that all key information and plan are recorded within timescales and comply with General Data Protection Regulations.Provide witness statements for Court when required, accountable to the requirements of both internal/external agencies in line with Luton Borough Council’s Policies and Procedures.To be responsible for your Continued Professional Development (CPD) and progression through regular check-ins and supervisions. Attending training through the Social Work Academy and Research in Practice. Requirements of this Social Worker Job. Degree or equivalent in Social Work.Current Social Work England Registration.Experience within Children’s Services.Full Drivers Licence and have use of a vehicle. Contact: This Social Worker job is advertised by Alex Moon; 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.

JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new... JOB-20241107-791d94d2Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for a Team Manager within the Child Protection Team to work full time based in Luton. The salary for this permanent Team Manager job is up to £57,861 per annum. Main duties: To develop and manage a team responsible for providing specialist assessment and intervention services throughout Luton. Make high-risk decisions concerning the safeguarding of children. Establish the appropriate assessments required and identify the level of need for support/services and or placements for children and families.Determine the need for care proceedings to be instigated where the risk of significant harm is so great as to warrant a Court Order. Maintain effective systems for prioritising, allocating and monitoring workloads and ensure that suitable systems of supervision and appraisal are in place to ensure children and families needs are met in accordance with legislation, departmental polices and procedures.Ensure the provision of an effective service to local people by maintaining high standards of professional practice and adopting a positive approach to the full involvement of service users and carers in assessment and care planning processes, at all times encouraging independence and choice.To be aware of and act within the legal framework and national and local guidance that affects the service area including ensuring case recording is maintained at a high level in order to ensure quality service provision and performance targets are met.Ensure that the work of the team and performance targets are monitored according to key performance indicators, Children’s Trust arrangements and Council priorities and implement service improvements to ensure quality service delivery.Identify and implement service improvements to ensure quality service delivery, establish and management robust quality assurance systems and preparation for annual external inspection. Participate in the development of strategic objectives and the production of departmental, service and team plans, policies and procedures and under the guidance of the Integrated Service Manager.Contribute to and on occasions lead projects in specialist and complex areas in line with departmental objectives and service development needs.Recruit, motivate, train and develop staff within Council procedures and implement employment legislation. Undertake development activities required for own and team’s development including supervision and appraisal and keep up to date with legislation, government initiatives, best practice in Children’s services to ensure an effective workforce that can meet service objectives and the Every Child Matters agenda.Maintain effective links and working relationships within the Department and with relevant statutory, voluntary and private agencies. Work in partnership with these agencies in order or provide a well co-ordinate quality service to individual service users making the most effective use of local resources. Represent the Department and the Council on multi-agency partnerships e.g. Luton Safeguarding Children Board.Identify and arrange for services provided to service users by internal and external providers to be commissioned effectively and monitored in order to ensure that quality standards and service user needs are met.Comply with the Council’s Financial Procedures and purchase services for individuals to ensure services are provided within the limits of the devolved budgets allocated to the Team. Requirements of this Team Manager Job. Degree or equivalent in Social Work.Current Social Work England Registration.Experience within Children’s Services.Full Drivers Licence and have use of a vehicle.        Contact: This Team Manager job is advertised by Alex Moon; 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.

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 a Social Worker within the Looked After Children Team to work full time based in Luton. The salary for this permanent Social Worker job is up to £41,799 per annum. Main duties: Complete clear, accurate and holistic professional assessments of need and risk in respect of children and families using the Department of Education and Luton’s effective support document for children in need and potential significant harm. Taking the lead role to co-ordinate the multi-agency approach to prevent and address child protection issues and children in need.Undertake statutory duties under The Children Act 1989 and other legislation and guidance relating to children and families e.g. care proceedings, arrangements for adoption/permanency, risk assessments and investigations in relation to the protection of children. Including arrangements for obtaining and carrying out Court Orders, attending court as the Council’s representative.Creating effective SMART plan referring to the Practice Framework, using the appropriate available resources ensuring needs are met through negotiation and consultation with professional colleagues and service users. Promote anti-discriminatory practice and the empowerment of children and families.Build positive relationships with children and their families through promoting participation and undertaking direct work to ensure that their voices, wishes and feelings are heard.Update and maintain high quality and accurate case files in the council’s social work database Liquid Logic, ensuring that all key information and plans are recorded within timescales and comply with General Data Protection Regulations.Provide witness statements for Court when required, accountable to the requirements of both internal/external agencies inline with Luton Borough Council Policies and Procedures.To be responsible for your Continued Professional Development and progression through regular check-ins and supervisions. Attending training through the Social Work Academy and Research in 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 Alex Moon; 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.

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 a Senior Practitioner - Child Protection Team to work full time based in Luton. The salary for this permanent Senior Practitioner job is up to £46,034 per annum. Main duties: To be responsible for a complex caseload including those children at risk and subject to care proceedings and child protection plans to make a positive difference for children, young people and families in the town, by driving up the quality of practice and partnership across the town and its services, whilst ensuring legislative requirements are met.Support Team Managers to promote excellence within the team, i.e. providing peer supervision, mentoring and deputising in the absence of Managers.To gather information, to complete clear, accurate and holistic professional assessments of need and risk in respect of children and families. Critically analyse all relevant information and take the lead role to co-ordinate the multi-agency approach to promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of child/young people.Creating effective SMART plans referring to the Practice Framework, implement, monitor and review using the appropriate available resources ensuring needs are met through negotiation and consultation with professional colleagues and service users.Liaise and work with other professionals and agencies to achieve optimal outcomes for children and young people. Build positive relationships with children and their families through promoting participation and undertaking direct work to ensure that their voices, wishes and feelings are heard.Update and maintain high quality case files in the council’s management information system, Liquid Logic, ensuring that all key information about child’s circumstances and plans are recorded within timescales and comply with General Data Protection Regulations.Provide witness statements for Court when required, accountable to the requirements of both internal/external agencies in line with Luton Borough Council Policies and Procedures.To take personal responsibility for own professional development and reflective practice and keep up to date with changes to legislation, court rules, policies, procedures and best practice development i.e. for your Continued Professional Development and progression through regular check-ins and supervisions. Attending training through the Social Work Academy and Research in Practice. Requirements of this Senior Practitioner job: A social Work Qualification or equivalent.Understanding of relevant legislation.Continual professional development.Social Work England registered. Contact:This Senior Practitioner job is advertised by Lucy Pearson; 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.

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 fully remote position available for a Fostering Manager to work full time for Amber Fostering.The salary for this Fostering Manager job is up to £60,000 per annum. Main duties: To manage the work and monitor the performance of the team.To ensure regular supervision and support to social workers.To organise the foster carers annual reviews and ensure that they take place on time.To monitor the quality of social workers, guide and develop their professional practice and to carry out their annual appraisals.Identify social workers training needs and organising relevant trainings.Monitor and guide foster carers training, assessment and presentation.To be responsible for identifying foster carers training needs and coordinating and delivering an appropriate programme of training in line with the National Minimum Standards for Fostering.To ensure that the foster carers attend foster carers, support group and that it is run regularly.Support and direct staff members in their day-to-day tasks as required ensuring the smooth running of the service.To ensure equal opportunities and non-discriminatory practice.To deal and investigate substantial complaints and allegations regarding foster carers efficiently.To deal and investigate substantial complaints and allegations regarding staff member efficiently.Present information/data on performance of the Agency to the Management Team.To contribute to the overall development of the service.To participate in own yearly appraisal of work performance carried out by RI of Fostering.Any other duties as required by the Director of Amber Fostering Ltd – for example direct support of foster carers in the absence of social workers.Any other duty that seems necessary for further development of the services provided by Amber Fostering. Requirements of this Fostering Manager job: A social Work Qualification or equivalent.Understanding of relevant legislation.Registered or eligible for registration.Experience of managing staff in childcare setting. Contact: This Fostering Manager job is advertised by Alex Moon; 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.