Consultant Social Worker – Assessment Team – Apsley

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Full time
Location: Watford
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Job offered by: Sanctuary Personnel
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Consultant Social Worker - Assessment Team - Apsley

Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Consultant Social Worker within the Assessment Team to work full time based in Apsley, Hertfordshire. The salary for this permanent Consultant Social Worker job is up to £55,007 per annum. Responsibilities:

To undertake assessments of children in need in accordance with the Assessment Framework and Working Together, ensuring robust and timely care planning for children looked after. To demonstrate consistently high standards of practice that put the needs of children at the forefront of all activity. To evidence working in partnership with children and their families. To operate within a performance framework and strive to improve personal performance and meet identified developmental targets. To carry out other duties as defined by the Director of Children's Services. To ensure a high standard of electronic social care recording for all Children and accurately load and update the services database with Children & Families details/status etc. To ensure the Service's procedures for managing risk of significant harm to children are followed at all times, seeking appropriate advice and authorisation from managers. To ensure reports and statements for court, case conferences, and looked after reviews are prepared to a high standard, in time for deadlines, evidencing involvement of children, families, and carers. To represent children, young people, families, carers, and partner agencies to access services. To convene and chair multi-agency child protection meetings and planning meetings, making full and appropriate use of the Family Group Conferencing process. 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, and updating the Team on practice developments and research findings. To co-work cases with social workers as required and accompany them at court. To prioritize team allocated work held in the duty system under the direction of a Team Manager. The duties and responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present. The post holder is expected to accept any reasonable alterations that may from time to time be necessary. Requirements:

A social Work Qualification or equivalent. Understanding of relevant legislation. Social Work England registered. Contact: This Consultant Social Worker job is advertised by Alex Moon; 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. 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.

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