Medicare First
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Birmingham, West Midlands
Locum Senior Social Worker - Safeguarding
Overview
Job Description
Are you a passionate, dedicated Social Worker looking for a new challenge? Medicare First is working with our client, Birmingham Children's Trust to recruit a Senior Social Worker to work in a local Children's Safeguarding team. About the Client The Safeguarding teams at Birmingham Children's Trust work with children and families whose needs are so complex or significant that intervention is necessary to prevent risk of harm. Focussed on positive outcomes, they work in challenging yet supportive and collaborative ways, making use of Child Protection Plans and Child in Need Plans. The teams have strong links with the Looked After Children and Education Services, Fostering and Adoption, the Internal Therapeutic Service and the Leaving Care Service. We work closely with a range of partners including the Health Service, Schools Service and our own Independent Reviewing Service to ensure the voices of children and young people are always central to our practice. What you will need: * You must have the right to work in the UK * Social Work England Registration * Clear enhanced DBS * Minimum of 2 years' UK Social Work experience About Medicare First Medicare First are a nationwide social care recruitment provider specialising in finding qualified social work professionals for temporary and permanent work across the UKs local authorities. We work to provide a fair and ethical service to the workers we represent; it is central to our business ethos. The well-being of vulnerable adults and children and younger people can only be properly supported when our teams deliver on their commitment to our worker community. What Medicare First can offer you: * Medicare First is a first tier recruitment provider to local authorities so you will have access to opportunities before they reach many other agencies * Opportunity as a Medicare First worker to access continued lines of work * Excellent rates of pay both (Umbrella companies, Limited Company and PAYE welcomed) * Your own dedicated consultant who will manage your registrations through to clearance * Your own personal consultant * Regularly meetings and visits with your consultant * Quick and Easy Registration Process If you are passionate about delivering a high standard of social care and would like to work in a supportive forward-thinking environment, we would like to hear from you! Apply online with your CV today. Medicare First is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications regardless of sex, age, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief, pregnancy and maternity or disability. *Terms and conditions apply. This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Medicare First operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavor to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.