Social Worker – Looked After Children Team, Guernsey
Sanctuary Personnel has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Looked After Children Team to work full time based in Guernsey. Salary up to £46,041 per annum.
Responsibilities
* To undertake a range of children and families and safeguarding assessments.
* To undertake assessments in accordance with central government and local guidelines and, where appropriate, prepare, present and implement plans for work with children and their families based on such assessments.
* To support children and their families so that children are maintained in a safe environment within the family network.
* To initiate where necessary Care Proceedings, attend Court and represent the Local Authority.
* To support children who are looked after by this authority. Formulate, prepare and implement appropriate care plans in line with C.L.A Procedures.
* To prepare and present a range of reports including reports for Court, Child Care Reviews, C.P. Conferences and planning meetings.
* Manage workload, seek support and suggest solutions for workload difficulties.
* Commission a range of services designated to minimise risks and improve the wellbeing of service users and their carers.
* Be accountable for your practice and involve individuals, families, carers, groups and communities in decision making, offering them choices, options and linking them to support groups and networks.
* Help individuals, families, carers, groups and communities represent their views in all meetings affecting them and work effectively with others to improve services offered to them.
* Work with children and their families to ensure, where appropriate, reunification where short-term separation has been necessary.
* Negotiate and establish boundaries to underpin partnership work with service users, carers and their networks, using transparency and honesty.
* Raise and address issues of poor practice, internally via organisation procedures, and then independently if required.
* Have particular regard to safeguarding issues and ensure they are raised appropriately through professional and managerial channels.
* Ensure practice is underpinned by evidence, policy, procedures and code of conduct to promote individuals’ rights to determine their own solutions, promoting problem-solving skills, while recognizing how and when self-determination may be constrained by legislation.
Requirements
* A Social Work Qualification or equivalent.
* Understanding of relevant legislation.
* Social 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.
Note: As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Sanctuary encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds. We may provide reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process or in the workplace if requested.
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