Senior Social Worker - Support & Family Safeguarding Team
Sanctuary Personnel is a recruitment agency with a permanent position available for a Senior Social Worker within the Support & Family Safeguarding Team, based in Slough. The salary for this permanent Senior Social Worker job is up to £54,537 per annum. This is a full-time, permanent role.
Overview
Role: Deputy Home Manager, Other Qualified Professional (Senior Social Worker) Hours: Full time Location: Slough
Responsibilities
* Undertake social work on allocated cases producing outcome-based plans, considering the needs and risks to children and their families.
* Develop effective relationships with children and young people (CYP) and their families to determine the level of service and ensure written plans reflect their views.
* Determine, using evidence-based practice, how needs will be met within resources, statutory responsibilities, and in line with council policies and procedures.
* Maintain effective individual performance in line with national standards and performance indicators, including regular supervision.
* Participate in routine auditing to secure high standards of social work practice and record keeping, in accordance with the Quality Assurance Framework.
* Address the needs of service users and carers from all communities, ensuring translation/interpretation services are available as needed and promoting equalities.
* Complete financial assessments and determine contributions and levels of need/service where appropriate.
* With agreement of the Social Work Team Manager/Practice Manager, identify resources to promote child/family wellbeing.
* Develop and maintain relationships with partner agencies and internal teams (voluntary, community, schools, police, health, other statutory agencies) as appropriate.
* Move casework to other areas with a clear transfer plan when needed and contribute to development of services for children and families.
* Provide cover for other team members and undertake projects and additional duties commensurate with the role.
Qualifications and Requirements
* A Social Work Qualification or equivalent.
* Understanding of relevant legislation.
* Registered or eligible for registration.
Contact
This Senior Social Worker job is advertised by Alex Moon. If you are interested, please click to apply now. We respond to candidates who meet client requirements.
Sanctuary Personnel is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and provides reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process and workplace as needed.
Notes
Posting dates: 19 Sep 2025; Closes 19 Oct 2025. This description reflects the role and does not include non-essential promotional content or external job-feed noise.
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