Qualified Social Worker - Family Support Team

Caritas Recruitment

  • Lambeth, South East London
  • £38.50 per hour
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 13 days ago
Senior Social Worker | Family Support Child Protection Team | London Borough of Lambeth* * Qualified Social Worker / Social Work Professional required to join a statutory Family Support Team
  • Hybrid working
  • Office base: London Borough of Lambeth*
  • You must have a social work qualification and full SWE registration as well as relevant experience to be considered
  • London Pledge Rates Apply
  • If you are interested in discussing this position in more detail, or you would like to register with Caritas for work, please call Anton Mostert on 07824534126 or email anton.mostert@caritas-recruitment.com
To be considered, it is essential that you have a recognised Social Work qualification (Social Work Degree or Diploma in Social Work) and full Social Work England registration as well as recent or significant relevant experience in a similar role.Lambeth prides itself on being Kind, Accountable, Equitable and Ambitious What we offer:
  • Accessible, stable, visible and humane leadership across children's services
  • Assured TOIL in agreement with the line managers.
  • Flexi working arrangements in place in agreement with line managers
  • Prioritizing work-life balance along with the needs of the service
  • Hybrid working with a requirement to be in the office for minimum 2 days a week.
  • In-depth induction offered via the Social Care Academy.
  • IT system which is agile and can work anywhere and everywhere
  • One-stop shop/centralised support for resource requests allowing plenty of time to work with the families
  • Assurance of regular and supportive case and personal supervision
  • Regular caseload reviews by the leadership team and ensuring that the caseloads are at max 15 children
  • Risk sharing through regular meetings and panels chaired by senior managers
  • Lambeth Social Work Academy offers free training for both agency and permanent staff.
  • Opportunity for career development across various services subject to compliance with the requirement
  • Good interface with Contextual Safeguarding Teams, Court Teams, Early Help services and community-based
*Please note this vacancy is subject to the London Agency Worker Pledge Agreement which stipulates:-
  • Permanently employed Social Workers are restricted from undertaking an agency role with a London Pledge Borough for a 6-month period following departure (if leaving perm role with London Authority, they cannot move to an agency role with another London Authority for 6 months)
  • 3 weeks' notice period may be required (at discretion of manager/council)
  • Agency workers must have complete 2 years post AYSE (3 years PQ total), before they can be considered for agency roles within London
Caritas Recruitment are a specialist recruitment agency for Qualified Social Workers at all levels. We supply Qualified Social Work staff to over 150 local authorities, UK wide, on a permanent and temporary (locum/contract) basis.If you know of someone who might be interested in this vacancy please ask them to get in touch; we offer a £300 referral bonus scheme for each friend/colleague you refer plus an additional £500 on your fifth referral!Reasons to register with Caritas:- * Honest & Supportive Career Consultant
  • Additional Dedicated Payroll Consultant
  • Holistic Support Package for Mental and Physical Wellbeing
  • Access to the broadest range of temporary and permanent vacancies nationwide
  • Access to Exclusive Projects
  • Subsidised training
  • Free DBS check
  • CV writing service
  • Interview technique coaching
Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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