Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of young people? Do you thrive in a supportive, dynamic, and child-centred environment? If so, we want to hear from you!
We are seeking a dedicated Social Worker to join our team at a residential school catering to children aged 12-18. The school provides a safe, nurturing environment for students to grow academically, emotionally, and socially, ensuring they have the tools to achieve their full potential.
The position can be either on a temporary or fixed term contract.
Benefits of our brilliant rewards package include:
... - Flexible Hours: Control your work hours and choose assignments that fit your lifestyle.
- Competitive Pay Rates: We offer highly competitive remuneration for each placement.
- Professional Development: Opportunities to work across various departments, enhancing your skills and broadening your expertise.
- Free training: Keep up to date with your Continuous Professional Development.
- Pension Scheme: Contributory pension.
- Referral Bonus: Receive £300 in vouchers (subject to Ts and Cs).
- Weekly payroll: Randstad runs a twice weekly payroll, enabling you to control your finances by receiving weekly pay.
- Dedicated Support: Our team is here to assist you at every step, from onboarding through the entirety of your placement. We can even help with sourcing accommodation and travel, if required.
Responsibilities:
As a Social Worker within our residential setting, you will play a key role in safeguarding and promoting the well-being of our students. You will work closely with families, school staff, and external agencies to provide comprehensive support tailored to the individual needs of each child.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build trusting relationships with students to understand and address their emotional, social, and developmental needs.
- Identifying areas that need improvement, making plans and implementing them.
- Provide individual and group support, focusing on resilience and life skills.
- Collaborate with teaching and residential staff to create a holistic approach to student care.
- Conduct assessments and develop tailored care plans.
- Act as a key liaison between the school, families, and external services.
- Monitor and evaluate progress, maintaining accurate records in compliance with regulatory guidelines.
- Advocate for children's needs, ensuring their voices are heard in decisions affecting them.
- Contribute to safeguarding practices and ensure adherence to child protection policies.
Qualifications and registrations:
- Qualified Social Worker
- SSSC registered in the Social Work part of the register
This could be the perfect position in which to realise your career goals.
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Do you have some more questions regarding this or any other role?
If you are interested in discussing the position further, please contact Leah Rowley on 0131 240 0887 or email for a confidential discussion. If you are happy to move forward with the process and are successful to be put forward for this role, a conversation can also be arranged with the Manager to discuss the details about the position further. This gives you the opportunity to ask more questions and to assess if this is the right role for you.
Being a preferred supplier to numerous local authorities and NHS trusts, we can give you access to a wide range of vacancies.
Are you thinking about a change in your career? Whether you are an existing locum or you are new to the locum market and are exploring your options, we have opportunities that are exciting, well paid and flexible.
I have over 20 years experience recruiting within the healthcare market. If this particular role does not sound quite right for you, we have a wide selection of roles across the country that may not be advertised. We are also able to source a particular role to suit your requirements, so whether you work with children or adults in any particular speciality, please get in touch to see how we can support you!
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
