Sanctuary Personnel, an innovative and committed recruitment agency, has a new permanent position available for a Social Worker within the Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children Team to work Full Time based in Cambridgeshire.
The salary for this Social Worker job is up to £42,248 per annum.
Responsibilities:
* Provide professional leadership, specialist Social Work practice skills and knowledge to make independent decisions and support situations, in relation to our Unaccompanied Asylum-Seeking Children and Young People.
* Through the intervention of assessment, identify and respond to needs, build on strengths, ensuring that analysis is robust and leads to clear outcomes that can be met through appropriate SMART plans.
* Demonstrate good analytical, interviewing and observational skills, to ensure the voice of the child is heard and is used to inform all assessments, decision making and interventions.
* To demonstrate sound written skills through the provision of coherent, analytical and evidence-based reports and plans for a variety of forums, including court and Age Assessments for the Home Office, which are child-focused and reflect the impact of the child's lived experience.
* Maintain and update knowledge regarding social policy and social work practice, be fully informed of organisational policy and procedures, relevant legislation and statutory guidance.
* To contribute to the development of integrated services and policy and to promote new ways of developing service user care, taking account of national initiatives and practice standards.
* Share information about children with other agencies in order to safeguard them and promote their welfare as appropriate.
* Share knowledge and expertise with peers to support the development of a confident and skilled workforce.
* Keep and maintain accurate service user records, in line with professional requirements and departmental recording methods.
* Carry out duties in a timely and responsive manner, in line with Social Work England Professional Standards, the Professional Capability Framework and Cambridgeshire County Council's values.
Requirements:
* A social Work Qualification or equivalent.
* Understanding of relevant legislation.
* Registered or eligible for registration.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from diverse backgrounds. 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.
Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). We provide annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses to ensure a fair and thorough selection process.
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