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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 Consultant Social Worker within the Assessment Team to work full time based in Apsley, Hertfordshire. The salary for this permanent Consultant Social Worker job is up to £55,007 per annum. Main duties: To undertake assessments of children in need in accordance with the Assessment Framework and Working Together and to ensure robust and timely care planning for children looked after. To ensure that initial an core assessments are completed to a high standard and within timescales. To demonstrate consistently high standards of practice that put the needs of children at the forefront of all activity.To evidence working in partnership with children and their families.To operate within a performance framework and to strive to improve personal performance and meet identified developmental targets.To carry out other duties as defined by the Director of Children’s Services.To ensure a high standard of electronic social care recording for all Children. To be responsible for accurately loading and updating the services database with Children & Families details/status etc.To ensure the Service’s procedures for managing risk of significant harm to children are followed at all times, and seek appropriate advice and authorisation from managers.To ensure reports and statement for court, case conferences and looked after reviews are prepared to a high standard, in time for deadlines and evidence involvement of children, families and carers.Be able to represent children, young people, families, carers and partner agencies to access services.To convene and chair multi-agency child protection meetings and planning meetings. To make full and appropriate use of the Family Group Conferencing process.To play a leading role in improving practice and quality of assessments and care planning within the Team via mentoring assigned social work staff, leading team meeting discussions and workshops, taking responsibility for updating Team on practice developments and research findings.Co-working cases with social workers as required and accompanying them at court.Responsibility for the prioritisation of team allocated work held in the duty system under the direction of a Team Manager.The duties and responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present. The post holder is expected to accept any reasonable alternations that may from time to time be necessary. Requirements of this Consultant Social Worker job: A social Work Qualification or equivalent.Understanding of relevant legislation.Continual professional development.Social Work England registered. Contact:This Consultant 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 Consultant Social Worker within the Assessment & Intervention Team to work full time based in Merton. The salary for this permanent Consultant Social Worker job is up to £48,867 per annum. Main duties: Work directly with children, young people and families using and role modelling Merton’s Relationship-based practice model and a range of solution focused, Signs of Safety and systemic social work tools and approaches.Build and maintain string and effective relationships with children, young people, families and carers to offer containment and create the conditions for change to occur. Support Social Worker, Social Work Students and Practitioners to improve and repair their relationships with children, families and carers.To prepare, provide and explain written reports and plans to children, families, carers and professionals in a range of different settings including home visits; family network meetings; court hearings; panels and multi-agency meetings.Where required, to hold statutory social work case responsibility for the assessment, intervention, planning and reviewing of children, families and carers requiring social work interventions under child in need, child protection and children in care arrangements.To act as a Practice Educator and Practice Assessor and supervise, mentor and coach social work students and ASYE social workers as required.To work alongside children, young people, parents and families experiencing or at risk of experiencing social, emotional, health or behavioural issues to bring about sustainable change.To work with families with complex problems as lead professional as the role requires.To deliver effective group supervision, individual supervision, appraisal and mentoring of colleagues.To maintain up to date records and data using electronic devices and systems and provide reports for a range of audiences, role modelling efficient and timely recording and reporting practices and assisting practitioners, social work students, and social workers with effective time management strategies.Actively build strong effective relationships and networks with other professional groups and services in the locality, taking appropriate action to resolve issues or concerns.To undertake other tasks allocated by manager, in keeping with the responsibilities of the grade.Be expected to chare their experience, knowledge and skills with practitioners, social work students, social workers and colleagues to provide consultation, advice and guidance.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 Consultant Social Worker job: A social Work Qualification or equivalent.Understanding of relevant legislation.Continual professional development.Social Work England registered. Contact: This Consultant 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.