Specialist Consultants
in the Social Work Sector

Qualified Social Worker - Leaving Care & Youth Homeless Team

We are currently looking for a Qualified Social Worker to embark a new opportunity in a Leaving Care & Youth Homeless team the West Midlands.

• Locum Position - On Going Contract
• Preparing 16-17 year old's for independent living
• To provide the assistance of independent living for these young people you will be working with Housing, Education, Employment and Public Health services to ensure Care Leavers have the best opportunities.

• Engaging with youth that are homeless and attempting to help improve their situation
• Extra Support from Personal advisors who are trained to work with care leavers to update their plans
• Completing Pathway Plans, Child and Family Assessments and Statutory Review Reports
• Well Established team that have expressed a warm working environment
• Pay rate is up to £32.34 PER HOUR
• Willing to Interview candidates ASAP

If you or anyone you know would be interested in this position, please send your CV to [email protected] for more information. Also, we do offer a £200 referral bonus if any referrals are successful.

We have an exciting opening for a Deputy Manager to join a Family owned company and patron of the NSPCC.

This is a great opportunity to join a well established and expanding company, creating opportunities for progression and development.

You would be joining a very supportive team network and joining an organisation who are committed to fundraising for NSPCC, local charities and supports homelessness, poor families in need, foodbanks and other projects.

The Role:

Assisting the Home Manager in maintaining the smooth running of the home by promoting a harmonious culture by co-ordinating, supervising, directing and facilitating the team in delivering high standards of care. Protection and support to the children and young people by facilitating their physical, psychological, emotional and social development.

Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary -Up to £30,000
• Referral bonus and Occupancy Bonus'
• Re-location fee or welcome bonus
• Private Health care
• Loyalty Scheme

Requirements:

• Knowledge of management theories
• Management Qualifications
• Management training and experience
• Experience of working in a residential setting

If you are interested follow the directions to apply or please contact Lisa Galvin at NonStop Consulting.

If this role is not quite right for you but you would like to have a conversation about other roles, please search and connect with me, Lisa Galvin, on LinkedIn.

We are NonStop, a leading provider of staffing solutions throughout Europe and now also in the US. We're passionate about connecting talent with opportunity and work non-stop to support our clients in hiring the best talent for their teams. Feel free to pop over to our website, NonStop Consulting, for more information, to browse all our roles, or to let us know how we can help you.

Disabilities Team Social Worker - No CWD Exp Needed - South West England

A local authority near you is looking for experienced and committed qualified social worker who will join their Children with Disabilities Team and is able to start immediately! Candidates without Children with Disabilities social work experience are also welcome as long as they have Care Management experience.

My client also offers the right candidates access to their social work academy in order to help you develop your skill set, which is usually only available to permanent staff members. This role can also offer you the chance to become an Autism Specialist, a highly sought after skill!

My client understand the importance of feeling like you are part of a team when working in these situations and as such have dedicated time for each social worker to have case supervision and time to work from home when possible. This is going to be possible with the new team structures they've introduced where smaller team sizes.

As well as being able to interview and start immediately my client will provide a full induction into the position so that you are able to hit the ground running in a new position and truly make a difference in the services you children and young people.

On top of this they are offering a competitive £38ph salary and up to £100 per week accommodation support which will mean you won't have to bare the cost of staying away from home.

What I can offer you:

• As the Senior Consultant for the South West of England I have obtained a number of contacts, meaning you will have access to more job roles than your typical recruitment agency
• I work directly with Local Authorities meaning I can discuss your CV with line managers ensuring quicker feedback and hopefully placements for you
• I have contractors within this authority at varied levels of seniority and as a result I have a true understanding of the inner running of the services to give you the clearest idea of what you'd be getting into.

If the above is of interest please do contact Ariel Ahmeti on 0207 940 2100 or [email protected].

As an agency we able to offer support and advice about currently roles in the market and the impact of IR35 to you as an interim qualified social worker. I myself work extensively with Councils in the South West of England region, direct with Line Managers, opening up opportunities for candidates which may not hit the market through job boards etc. I take pride in providing any feedback received for applications made and of course all conversation had will be keep discreet

Help Prepare for Independent Living

A Local Authority based in the West Midlands is seeking an experienced Senior Practitioner to join their Leaving Care service

Highlights:

• This vacancy has become available as a result of a recent restructuring.
• Work with 16-18 year old's who are being Looked After by the Local Authority and preparing for independent living
• Will be working closely with Housing, Education, Employment and Public Health services to ensure Care Leavers have the best opportunities.
• Will be completing Pathway Plans together with service users, you will also have the support of Personal Adviser's who are also able to work with care leavers to update their plans
• This is a largely stable service with most staff employed on a permanent basis. Furthermore staff in the team have reported a high level of job satisfaction
• Feedback is being provided within 24 hours of CV's being submitted
• Contracts are being issued for at least 6 months, but this is expected to be made ongoing providing a greater degree of stability.
• Pay rate is in line with the memorandum

This is an excellent opportunity for you to work with Looked After Children who are preparing for independent living. The post will see you work closely with Social Workers and Personal Advisers as well as other Local Authority services such as Housing, Education, Employment and Public Health to ensure care leavers ave access to the appropriate services to enable them to live independently.

As a Senior Practitioner you will be supporting junior staff to help with their caseloads as well as deputise for the Team Manager. You will be joining an established team where most staff are employed on a permanent basis. This is a team which experiences very little turnover off staff and as such it is unlikely that there will be much disruption to your caseload.

To be considered for this post you should have extensive LAC or Leaving Care experience.

To find out more about this post or to discuss alternatives feel free to contact me, Rico on extension 7137. Alternatively you can apply to this Ad by submitting your most up to date CV.

Specialist Court Work Senior Practitioner

A London based Local Authority which is currently involved in a number of projects specifically around Court Work is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join its dedicated and newly developed Court Work team.

Highlights:

• This is a dedicated Court Work team which work with Looked After Children
• You will be joining a newly formed team consisting of a Team Manager and 6 Senior Practitioners
• The team also work on innovative projects involving Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) and Best Services Trial (BeST)
• The team also have a dedicated Case Manager for Court Proceedings who will work closely with the team to provide case consultation and training around court processes
• The Local Authority is a high performing Local Authority which achieved a Good in its last Ofsted
• The Local Authority has one of the lowest caseloads in the London region
• Due to the nature of the role there is a high degree of flexibility with practitioners able to work from home, this is expected to go on for the foreseeable.
• Salary package for this post is up to £49k including bonuses

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a newly created team which has been specifically created to work closely with those Looked After Children that maybe involved in Court processes. Furthermore the team is involved in a number of new projects which you will be encouraged to be a part of.

The team also have a dedicated Case Manager for Court Proceedings who is able to provide support and case consultations for Senior Practitioner to help provide an additional level of support so that you can be sure that your work will be to a high standard. Furthermore more the Case Manager will be continuously reviewing processes to reduce bureaucracy as well as provide training.

To be considered for this post you should have extensive Court Work experience

To find out more about this post or to discuss alternatives feel free to contact me, Rico on extension 7137. Alternatively you can apply to this Ad by submitting your most up to date CV.

We have an exciting opening for a Registered Manager to join a Family owned company and patron of the NSPCC.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well established and expanding company, creating opportunities for progression and development.

You would be joining a very supportive team network and joining an organisation who are committed to fundraising for NSPCC, local charities and supports homelessness, poor families in need, foodbanks and other projects.

The Role:

You would be expected to maintain a smooth running of the home by promoting a co-operative culture by co-ordinating, supervising, directing and facilitating the team in delivering high standards of care. You will ensure the protection and support to the children and young people by facilitating their physical, psychological, emotional and social development.

Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary -Up to 48k
• Referral bonus and Occupancy Bonus'
• Re-location fee or welcome bonus
• Private Health care
• Loyalty Scheme

Requirements:

• Knowledge of management theories
• Management Qualifications
• Management training and experience
• Experience of working in a residential setting

If you are interested follow the directions to apply or please contact Lisa Galvin at NonStop Consulting.

If this role is not quite right for you but you would like to have a conversation about other roles, please search and connect with me, Lisa Galvin, on LinkedIn.

We are NonStop, a leading provider of staffing solutions throughout Europe and now also in the US. We're passionate about connecting talent with opportunity and work non-stop to support our clients in hiring the best talent for their teams. Feel free to pop over to our website, NonStop Consulting, for more information, to browse all our roles, or to let us know how we can help you.