Senior Social Worker, R&A team, SE London, up to £35ph

Posted 17 June 2019
Salary £30 - £35 per hour
Job type Temporary
Discipline Social Care
ReferenceLW - R&A_1560787360
Contact NameDee Spencer

Job description

Senior Social Worker, Referral & Assessment Team, South East London, up to £35ph

If you are an experienced Social Worker with a background in Referral & Assessment teams, we want to hear from you.

You will work in an already established R&A service that provides a statutory social work service to children, young people and their families.

Main duties include:

  • Undertake all social work on allocated cases, or those worked with on a short term assessment basis. As a Senior Social Worker, you will deal with the most complex cases.
  • Maintain accurate records of all work undertaken on behalf of the Directorate, and to ensure that service users are aware of their right to see such records.
  • Take responsibility for decision making on duty on a day-to-day basis as appropriate
  • Produce case reports and correspondence for a variety of readership, including meetings, conferences, court, other agencies and service users.
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships at appropriate levels with other agencies relevant to the work of the unit.

Essential requirements:

  • Diploma in Social Work or equivalent qualification
  • HCPC registration as a Social Worker
  • Substantial experience in a Referral & Assessment team.

Benefits of working with Remedy

  • A personal one-one service from your highly experienced dedicated consultant.
  • Top tier supplier to numerous local authorities throughout London giving us access to jobs before other agencies.
  • Referral bonus - up to £250* per person placed.
  • Double payrolls each week.

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

To be considered for this role, please apply with your CV to Dee Spencer on the social care team.

Remedy Social Care is a REC Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit.