Social Worker Consultant

4 weeks ago

Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Sanctuary Personnel Ltd Full time

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd is seeking a highly skilled Consultant Social Worker to join their Family Safeguarding Team. The successful candidate will work full-time in Apsley, Hertfordshire, and will be responsible for undertaking assessments of children in need, ensuring robust and timely care planning, and demonstrating high standards of practice that prioritize the needs of children.

Key Responsibilities:
  • To undertake assessments of children in need in accordance with the Assessment Framework and Working Together.
  • To ensure all children for whom the post holder is responsible have a clear care plan to promote their development, wellbeing, and protect them from harm.
  • To carry out other duties as defined by the Director of Children Services.
  • To be responsible for accurately loading and updating the Service's database with children and families' details/status etc.
  • To ensure the Service's procedures for managing risk of significant harm to children are followed at all times, and to seek appropriate advice and authorisation from managers.
  • To conduct care proceedings on behalf of the Service with appropriate guidance and authorisation.
  • To ensure reports and statements for court, case conferences, and looked after reviews are prepared to a high standard, in time for deadlines, and evidence involvement of children, families, and carers.
  • To be able to represent children, young people, families, carers, groups, individuals, and partner agencies to access services.
  • To advise children (age appropriate in a child-centred way), young people, families, carers, groups, and individuals about independent advocacy that can best meet their needs.
  • To play a leading role in improving practice and quality of assessments and care planning within the Team via mentoring assigned social work staff, leading team meeting discussions and workshops, taking responsibility for updating the Team on practice developments and research findings, and induction of new staff.

Requirements of this role:

  • Social work qualification with registration with Social Work England.
  • Experience in managing social work caseloads and supervising others.
  • Experience of community and/or group work.
  • Knowledge of children's health and social care systems, agencies, and relevant legislation.

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