12 jobs found in London

Social Worker – Mental Health Hospital Discharge Team Location: Colindale, London Rate: £32.20 per hour (Umbrella) Contract: Locum We are recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to join a busy Mental Health Hospital Discharge Team in Colindale. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a multidisciplinary setting, supporting adults through safe and effective hospital discharge pathways while promoting independence, wellbeing, and positive outcomes. Key Responsibilities * Undertake Care Act assessments, reviews, and support planning. * Complete Mental Capacity Assessments and safeguarding enquiries. * Manage a varied caseload within a hospital discharge setting. * Work collaboratively with health professionals, community services, and partner agencies. * Develop strengths-based, person-centred care plans to support adults and carers. Requirements * Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration. * Experience within Adult...

Lambeth | Locum | £39.04 per hour | Hybrid Working Lambeth Council is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join their Assessment Team. This is a fast-paced frontline role focused on completing high-quality assessments, managing safeguarding concerns, and ensuring children and families receive timely and effective interventions. Working within a busy Child Assessment Team, you will undertake Child and Family Assessments, manage risk, and support children through the early stages of statutory intervention, ensuring the best possible outcomes for children and families. In this role, you will: Undertake Child and Family Assessments Complete Section 17 and Section 47 enquiries and investigations Manage Child in Need and Child Protection cases during the assessment stage Assess risk and develop outcome-focused plans for children and families Undertake direct work with children to understand their wishes, feelings, and lived experiences Lead and participate in...

Team Manager – Children's Social Care Location: Lambeth, London Rate: £45.20 per hour (Umbrella) Contract: Locum We are seeking an experienced Team Manager to join a busy Children's Social Care service in Lambeth. This is an excellent opportunity for a confident leader with a strong background in safeguarding and children's services to manage and support a team of Social Workers and Personal Advisors. The Role You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of a frontline Children's Social Care team, ensuring high-quality practice, effective safeguarding, and positive outcomes for children and families. You will provide supervision, oversee caseloads, monitor performance, and work closely with partner agencies to deliver an effective and responsive service. Key Responsibilities * Lead, supervise, and support a team of Social Workers and Personal Advisors. * Manage team performance, workload allocation, and service delivery. * Ensure statutory duties and...

Senior Social Worker – Child Assessment Team (CAT) Lambeth | Locum | £39.04 per hour | Hybrid Working Lambeth Council is seeking experienced Senior Social Workers to join their Child Assessment Team (CAT). This is an excellent opportunity to join a busy frontline service managing referrals, assessments, and safeguarding interventions to ensure children receive the right support at the earliest opportunity. The team requires practitioners who can start as soon as possible and who are confident working within a fast-paced assessment environment. Candidates must be able to attend the office at least twice per week and be able to commute independently, as there is no on-site parking available. In this role, you will: Undertake Child and Family Assessments Complete Section 17 and Section 47 enquiries and investigations Manage Child in Need and Child Protection cases during the assessment phase Assess risk and develop outcome-focused plans for children and families Undertake...

Are you a passionate Qualified Social Worker ready to take the lead in complex, high-impact work? Join Lambeth as a Senior Social Worker within a busy Assessment Service, where your expertise will directly shape outcomes for children, families, and communities. This is an exciting opportunity for confident practitioners who thrive in fast-paced statutory environments, including child protection, court work, and looked after children cases. 🔍 Why Join Lambeth? Be part of a dynamic, high-performing assessment team Work on meaningful cases that drive real change Collaborate with strong multi-agency networks Develop your expertise in court work and safeguarding Access ongoing professional development and supportive supervision Work in a borough committed to innovation, equality, and best practice 💼 The Role As a Senior Social Worker, you will: Lead on complex statutory cases, including child protection and care proceedings Complete high-quality assessments, care planning, and...

Parking Appeals Officer Must have good working knowledge on Parking Appeals Key result areas/overview: Parking Appeals officers are there to provide a responsive service to users of parking service Dealing with correspondence, appeals, permits, telephone, calls, income, refunds, complaints, court & bailiffs To represent the client where necessary at adjudication, attend seminars and other working groups and functions To report to the team leader on the requirements for appropriate stock for all functions, experience within appeals is essential for the role. The Dimensions of this role * To work within a team of officers providing the customer interface in parking services including correspondence ,appeals, permits, telephone calls , income, Invoicing , refunds ,complaints , courts bailiffs and data entry * To represent the client at adjudication and other external functions such as benchmarking and working groups and attend seminars as appropriate * To keep the team...

A reputable London Borough (Local Authority) are seeking an Interim Procurement Manager to lead and support key procurement activities across Adult Social Care Services. The Role You will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering procurement strategies that ensure compliant, value-driven and outcomes-focused services. Working closely with commissioning teams and stakeholders, you will manage end-to-end procurement processes and drive innovation across complex social care markets. Key Responsibilities * Lead and deliver procurements across Adult Social Care (e.g. domiciliary care, residential care, supported living) * Provide strategic procurement advice to commissioners and senior stakeholders * Ensure compliance with public sector procurement regulations and internal governance * Develop sourcing strategies that support quality, sustainability, and value for money * Manage supplier engagement, tender processes, and contract negotiations * Support contract...

Hackney | Locum | £39.04 per hour | Hybrid Working Hackney Council is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join their Family Help Team. This is an exciting opportunity to work within an innovative service that brings together early intervention, safeguarding, and family support to deliver effective, relationship-based practice for children and families. You will work with families across the continuum of need, providing intensive support, managing risk, and helping to create sustainable change that improves outcomes for children and young people. In this role, you will: Manage a complex caseload of children and families requiring support and intervention Undertake Child and Family Assessments and statutory assessments where required Manage Child in Need and Child Protection plans Complete Section 17 and Section 47 enquiries and investigations Work directly with children and families to build strengths and reduce risk Develop and implement outcome-focused...

Are you looking for a new opportunity as a Deputy Manager to work with individuals with complex needs? Responsibilities of the role: * To assist the Manager in ensuring the effective, safe and profitable running of all locations * Assist with individual referrals * Provide support to all staff within the group on a 24 hour on call basis * Ability to work 2 weekends per month * Assist with management of staff Requirements: * Experience of working with people with complex needs desirable * NVQ in Health and Social Care Level 3 mandatory working toward Level 5 * Excellent communication skills * Team player * Good organisational skills * Drivers license * Must be on call one weekend per month Our client offers use of company vehicle during shifts, 28 days holiday, social events and career development/training

Waltham Forest | Locum | £37.52 per hour | Hybrid Working Waltham Forest Council is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join their Assessment Team. This is a fast-paced frontline role focused on completing timely assessments, identifying risk, and ensuring children and families receive the right support at the earliest opportunity. You will work with children and families from the point of referral, undertaking assessments and developing plans that safeguard children and promote positive outcomes through effective multi-agency working and relationship-based practice. In this role, you will: Undertake Child and Family Assessments Complete Section 17 and Section 47 enquiries and investigations Manage Child in Need and Child Protection cases during the assessment stage Assess risk and develop outcome-focused plans for children and families Undertake direct work with children to understand their wishes, feelings, and lived experiences Participate in strategy...

Waltham Forest | Locum | £39.04 per hour | Hybrid Working Waltham Forest Council is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join their Safeguarding Team. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a supportive frontline service focused on protecting children, managing risk, and delivering positive outcomes for children and families through high-quality social work practice. You will manage a complex caseload of Child in Need, Child Protection, and court cases, working closely with children, families, and partner agencies to ensure children remain safe and achieve the best possible outcomes. In this role, you will: Manage a caseload of Child in Need and Child Protection cases Undertake Section 17 and Section 47 assessments and investigations Develop, implement, and review Child in Need and Child Protection Plans Undertake direct work with children and families to assess risk and promote positive change Lead and participate in multi-agency meetings,...

BBS Recruitment is an independent recruitment agency for the transport and logistics sector, supplying to a variety of clients across London, Hertfordshire, and surrounding areas. We also recruit for Social Care and Public Sector roles. We are currently recruiting a Reviews Officer- Housing for our client based in Redbridge. Responsibilities for Reviews Officer: * To carry out high quality, timely reviews of homelessness decisions (negative homeless decisions, suitability, discharge of duty) under section 202 of the Housing Act 1996; reviews functions under the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017; part VI reviews of Housing register assessments and housing offer through choice-based lettings * Manage cases that go to section 204 appeal in the County Court and to further appeal in the higher courts: judicial reviews and other housing court challenges * To reduce the need for provision of temporary accommodation and resulting expenditure by ensuring effective and timely...