Children's Social Worker – Family Safeguarding Team
📍 Worthing, West Sussex
💷 £38.00 per hour
🏡 Hybrid Working Available
🚗 Must Be a Driver
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Children's Social Worker to join the Family Safeguarding Team in West Sussex.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within a well-established safeguarding service focused on improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families through high-quality assessment, intervention and child protection work.
The Role
As a Children's Social Worker, you will be responsible for:
* Completing assessments of need and risk
* Undertaking child protection investigations
* Developing and reviewing care plans
* Working directly with children and families
* Managing complex safeguarding cases
* Working closely with partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes
* Supporting children to remain safely within their families wherever possible
Requirements
To be considered, applicants must have:
* Social Work England registration
* Minimum 3 years' post-qualified experience within Local Authority Children's Services in England
* Recent frontline Child Protection experience
* Strong assessment and risk management skills
* Experience completing direct work with children
* Excellent multi-agency working experience
* Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
Working Arrangements
* Full-time position
* Civic Centre, Littlehampton office base
* Office-based during duty week
* Hybrid flexibility available outside of duty weeks
* Travel required across the western area of West Sussex
Pay
£38.00 per hour.
Applications from experienced Children's Social Workers with safeguarding and child protection experience are encouraged