UASC Social Worker – Looked After Children
Sanctuary Personnel has a new permanent position available for a UASC Social Worker within the Children Looked After Team to work Full Time based in Slough.
The salary for this UASC Social Worker job is up to £48,775 per annum.
* Promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of the child/young person at all times and throughout all aspects of work.
* Be responsible for managing an independent workload, ensuring legislative requirements are met to a high standard and within required timescales.
* Thoroughly assess, critically analyse, plan and implement suitable interventions for complex cases that fulfil statutory regulations, instigating proceedings and taking cases to court as required whilst effectively managing risk at all times and seeking support from senior team members when required.
* Produce concise, well-structured assessments, plans and reports, clearly recording and reporting analysis and judgements and ensuring that all recommendations are followed.
* Maintain accurate, up to date, evidence-based records safely and confidentially, in line with statutory requirements.
* Work in partnership with colleagues and other agencies to deliver accessible and effective services, empowering parents and carers to develop and maintain safe parenting practices, leading meetings to achieve outcomes for children.
* Be responsible for own professional development keeping pace with national, regional and local policy initiatives, attending training to maintain professional development and ensuring the receipt of regular supervision.
* Develop and maintain effective internal and external working relationships to achieve optimal outcomes for children and young people, ensuring a joined-up approach to relationships to other team members and managers.
* Provide cover for the work of other Team Members and take on other additional duties, as required.
Requirements of this UASC Social Worker job:
* A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
* Understanding of relevant legislation.
* Registered or eligible for registration.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from diverse backgrounds. 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.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and provide annual online training to our staff.
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