Child Protection Specialist

3 days ago


Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Sanctuary Personnel Ltd Full time
Job Description

Social Worker - Permanent Opportunity in Northamptonshire

Sanctuary Personnel Ltd is seeking a dedicated Social Worker to join our team in the CIC Separated Children's Team on a full-time basis.

The salary for this permanent position is up to £41,237 per annum.

Key Responsibilities:
  1. Assessment and Planning: Conduct assessments, develop plans, review, and provide support to children, families, or carers with complex needs, adhering to relevant legal frameworks, policies, and guidance.
  2. Families Support: Evaluate family functioning, provide assistance and support when relationship breakdown threatens the health or wellbeing of children at risk of abuse or neglect.
  3. Collaborative Working: Foster effective relationships with professionals internally and externally to empower children, young people, and families to improve their lives when safety or community participation is restricted.
  4. Safeguarding: Conduct assessments or enquiries and develop responses to safeguard children from abuse, neglect, or exploitation, building relationships with children, adults, and families as necessary.
  5. Alternative Care: Arrange suitable alternative care (including permanent homes) in collaboration with children, young people, and their parents/carers when they cannot provide adequate care.
  6. Vulnerability Support: Promote autonomy and development with individuals who have complex social needs due to disability, exclusion, or diminished capacity.
  7. Record Keeping: Maintain accurate and high-quality records of case activities. Participate in planning and decision-making forums, including case discussions, Strategy Meetings, Legal Planning meetings, Child Protection Conferences, and Statutory Reviews.
  8. Practice Education: Act as Practice Educators for social work students on practice placements or Assessor for Newly Qualified Social Workers completing their ASYE.
  9. Community Engagement: Work with communities, families, and individuals to maximize their personal strengths, social networks, and resources.
  10. Caseload Management: Hold a caseload of complexity and provide case management, guidance, support, and expert advice to social care staff, students, and newly qualified social workers.
  11. Organisational Development: Contribute to organisational capability by taking ownership of training and development, including identifying and participating in training activities and responding to performance feedback.
  12. Project Teams: Work in project or process teams as required, ensuring excellent cross-functional output.
Requirements:
  1. Degree in Social Work (CQSW, DipSW, BA Social Work or equivalent).
  2. Knowledge of relevant childcare legislation.
  3. Ability to travel independently to required areas.


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