Senior Social Worker - Family Safeguarding Team

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency has a new permanent position available for an experienced Senior Social Worker within the Family Safegaurding Team to work full time based in Wandsworth, London.

The salary for this permanent Senior Social Worker job is up to £43.887 per annum.

Main Duties:

• To manage contacts/referrals within an out of hours environment and ensure that appropriate reports are sent promptly to day services.

• To maintain an up-to-date knowledge and awareness of relevant legislation, guidance and Departmental policies and procedures in respect of vulnerable children and adults.

• To co-operate with the OOH administrator to ensure that the duty rota is fully operational, that log sheets are completed on each night and each day at weekend and bank holidays and that all relevant reports are entered on framework.

• To prepare appropriately detailed reports in respect of assessments, care plans and any court proceedings to safeguard adults and children.

• To work in partnership with service users who require social work intervention out of hours, and with those partner agencies who are accessible out of hours.

• To maintain up to date knowledge of children’s and adult’s social work through learning and development activities, in line with continued HCPC and AMHP registration, and in line with any identified learning need.

• A professional Social Work qualification or equivalent.

• Understanding of relevant legislation.

• Registered or eligible for registration., Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

This Senior Social Worker job is advertised by Alex Moon; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.