Senior Social Worker

3 weeks ago


Wakefield, Wakefield, United Kingdom Randstad Care Full time
Job Title: Senior Social Worker

At Randstad Care, we are seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Senior Social Worker to join our team. As a Senior Social Worker, you will play a vital role in ensuring the welfare and well-being of children and families in foster care.

Foster Care Team: The successful candidate will be part of our busy Mainstream Team within the Fostering Service, working closely with carers to ensure they have the necessary skills and support to provide a stable and nurturing environment for children.

About the Role:
  1. Work with carers to understand their role, identify development needs, and create a personal development plan (PDP).
  2. Provide support to carers to enable them to evidence competence against required training standards.
  3. Offer regular supervision to allocated foster carers.
  4. Provide written case notes and reports.
  5. Understand and recognize changing safeguarding needs, reporting concerns to your line manager in line with safeguarding policies and procedures.

Essential Qualifications and Experience:

Social Work Degree (BA/BSc/MA/MSc) or equivalent
Social Work England registration
Experience working with families in a social work setting
Strong assessment and case management skills
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and advocacy skills
Ability to build positive relationships with families
Commitment to working in a strengths-based approach
Knowledge of family support interventions and models
Experience working with diverse communities
Understanding of relevant legislation and policies (e.g., Children Act 1989, Working Together to Safeguard Children)

Benefits of Working with Randstad Care:

£300 referral scheme
Dedicated consultant
Access to a variety of Social Care jobs nationwide
DBS and Compliance Service
Quick and easy registration process
Access to CPD

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
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