Qualified Social Worker - Family Support Team
Caritas Recruitment
- Lambeth, South East London
- £38.50 per hour
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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