Senior Social Worker - UASC


Company 

Ackerman Pierce Ltd

Location 

Lambeth

Employment Hours 

Full Time

Employment Type 

Temporary

Salary 

£34 - £37 Per Hour

Job Requirements/Description

Senior Social Worker - UASC (Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children)

Are you an Advanced Practitioner with experience working within a UASC team?

London Borough of Lambeth are looking to expand their current team with a dedicated Social Worker looking for an opportunity to join a well-structured and organised team. As well as joining a supportive team our client also offers a competitive salary, opportunities for training to enhance your skills and potential progression within your team. This UASC role will be for an initial 3-6 months with potential for extension subject to internal circumstance and your performance.

Responsibilities include:

  • The Social Worker will be required to support Looked After Children who are Unaccompanied in the UK.
  • They will be required to support children and young people with all relevant aspects of their wellbeing, in line with Looked After Children procedures.
  • Suitably experienced social worker required to support social workers
  • Hold a complex case load of up to 5 complex children and be confident in their decision making
  • Required to deputise for the team manager as appropriate
  • To support team with duty tasks, undertaking complex case work, case consultation and managing group supervision
  • Attend and chair meetings, prepare reports to a good standard for various audiences, quality assure pieces of work within the team
  • Management of duty rota and duty tasks
  • Required to attend the office 1-2 days per week.

Experience preferred:

  • The Social Work candidate will need to have at least 3 years Social Work experience of working with Looked After children and Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children.
  • Experience in carrying out Age Assessment would be desirable.

Minimum Requirements:

  • HCPC Registration
  • 1-2 years post qualifying experience within the UK Social Care industry
  • Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you)
  • Eligibility to work in the UK

Benefits of working with Ackerman Pierce:

  • Your own personal consultant
  • Access to a variety of Social Care jobs Nationwide
  • DBS and Compliance Service
  • Quick and Easy Registration Process
  • Access to CPD
  • Guaranteed weekly payment

To discuss this Senior Social Worker - UASC (Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children) vacancy or any similar vacancies we currently have available in London Borough of Lambeth, please email your updated CV to us or contact Sydnee Hannam for more information.

Company 

Ackerman Pierce Ltd

Location 

Lambeth

Employment Hours 

Full Time

Employment Type 

Temporary

Salary 

£34 - £37 Per Hour

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