Overview
Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Supervising Social Worker within the Fostering Team to work full time based in Waltham Forest, London.
The salary for this Supervising Social Worker job is up to £52,574 per annum.
Responsibilities
* Conduct statutory and/or complex/specialist assessments of foster carer's capacity to care or continue to care for children within NMS and regulatory timescales.
* Work in partnership with Looked After Children's Social Workers to provide placements that meet their needs.
* Provide advice and make recommendations based on up-to-date knowledge and analysis/evaluation of information. Manage escalated or complex customer issues within the relevant area.
* Plan, deliver and oversee programmes or packages of care and/or support or other interventions for a complex caseload. Monitor and review cases.
* Provide professional expert advice and guidance to colleagues and partner agencies in supporting children and young people.
* Contribute to the development of service plans to meet strategic business goals.
* Liaise internally and externally and work with colleagues from other agencies to ensure children and young people's interests are supported.
* Maintain properly documented case files, records and information. Prepare standard reports as required.
* Mentor and support others in their development.
* Research developments in relevant area. Collate process and analyse information/data. Translate outputs into advisory reports/documents/actions as appropriate.
* Lead on the development, implementation, maintenance and management of systems, policies, procedures and/or standards within area of responsibility.
* Work closely with others to support/manage the development and delivery of improvements in processes and procedures.
* Co-operate with and support colleagues.
* Act in accordance with all policies and procedures which apply to the job and understand the reasons for this.
* Carry out all duties and responsibilities with reasonable care for the health and safety of self and others and report any potential hazards or unsafe practices.
Requirements
* A Social Work Qualification or equivalent.
* Have a good understanding of relevant legislation.
* Registered or eligible for registration.
* Past Fostering Experience.
Contact
This Supervising 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, we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
Equal Opportunity
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds; our pool of candidates reflects the clients that candidates will support within their role. Sanctuary takes pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI).
Sanctuary Personnel provides annual online training on EDI and other compliance matters to support a fair and thorough selection process.
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