At a Glance
- Tasks: Support vulnerable children and families through direct social work and multi-agency collaboration.
- Company: Sanctuary Personnel, a forward-thinking recruitment agency dedicated to social care.
- Benefits: Competitive salary up to £46,142, professional development, and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Join a diverse team committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of children and families while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Social Work Qualification or equivalent, with understanding of relevant legislation.
The predicted salary is between 46142 - 46142 £ per year.
Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Fostering Team to work full time for Bradford Children & Families Trust. The salary for this Social Worker job is up to £46,142 per annum.
Main duties:
- Undertake preventative work with service users to diminish safeguarding concerns, investigating concerns of significant harm and making appropriate use of legislation to safeguard and promote the welfare of service users.
- Provide a Social Work Service to individuals, their families and carers by assessing and identifying their needs and meeting them through direct therapeutic work, care planning and management.
- Manage a caseload, exercising complex decision-making in line with professional criteria and ensuring that casework is appropriately planned, critically evaluated and reviewed.
- Engage effectively with situations of increasing complexity and challenge including multi-agency input, complex family organisational dynamics, multiple problems/disadvantaged, multiple significant risk factors, and the need to take into account the public interest.
- Accept responsibility for and supervision of service users who are provided with care service and undertake expert and robust review of such cases.
- Provide expert witness and give evidence to court and other relevant bodies as required, including giving evidence in court in proceedings, and including the presentation of reports and applications for appropriate legal orders.
- Work in partnership with other agencies and organisations, in order to fulfil the provision of a Social Work Service, representing the perspective of the organisation.
- Maintain contact with a wide range of statutory and voluntary sector professionals for information exchange, the exercise of judgement and in order to influence outcomes in case planning and decision-making.
- Contribute to multi-disciplinary assessments, chairing and leading meetings when required and participate in planning meetings and reviews, demonstrating and promoting information sharing within/between organisations.
- Mentor less qualified and less experienced Social Workers to develop their expertise and/or offer placements to Social Work Students as a Practice Educator.
- Self-manage your own challenging and demanding workload of cases, seeking support where necessary and undertake research, applying knowledge regarding emerging best practice.
- Maintain up to date, accurate, concise and purposeful records of work in line with the departmental policy on case recording and access to files, producing high-quality assessments that accurately assess and manage higher levels of risk and complexity.
- Act in accordance with the priorities and policies of the department, actively promoting and supporting the council policies on equality and working in an anti-oppressive manner.
Requirements of this Social Worker:
- A Social Work Qualification or equivalent.
- Understanding of relevant legislation.
- Registered or eligible for registration.
Contact:
This Social Worker job is advertised by Neil Clements; 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 role in previously winning Best Candidate Care at the Recruiter Awards as well as 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.
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Sanctuary Personnel is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and inclusive work culture that prioritises the well-being of its employees. With a strong commitment to professional development, Social Workers in the Fostering Team will benefit from mentorship opportunities and ongoing training, ensuring they can thrive in their roles while making a meaningful impact on the lives of children and families in Bradford. The agency's dedication to equality, diversity, and inclusion creates a vibrant workplace where every team member is valued and empowered to contribute to positive change.
