10 jobs found in Sunderland

Position: Lawyer - Childrens (Interim) Location: Po Box 500, Middlesbrough, TS1 9FT Start Date: ASAP Contract Duration: 2+ Months Working Hours: 37 hours per week Pay Rate: PAYE: £ 39.19 per hour Job Reference: (phone number removed)        Job Responsibilities Provide specialist legal advice and support to Children’s Services within the local authority. Manage a caseload of complex children’s social care legal matters, including care proceedings and child protection cases. Advise social workers, managers, and senior officers on legal issues relating to children and families. Prepare and draft legal documents, statements, applications, and court submissions. Represent the council in court proceedings and attend hearings where required. Provide advice on pre-proceedings work, including Public Law Outline (PLO) processes. Ensure all legal work is completed in line with relevant legislation, court procedures, and local authority policies. Work closely with social care...

Social Worker - Practice Development Location: York Pay: £45-£50 per hour Contract: Six months, with potential extension Hours: Full-time, Monday to Friday Working: Hybrid, with weekly York office attendance We are recruiting an experienced Social Worker to support Practice Development within Adult Social Care Services. The role will focus on improving practice across front door, reablement and hospital social work. You will support case holders, provide peer guidance and work with Service Managers to develop ASYEs, early-career practitioners and colleagues without a Social Work qualification. Key responsibilities Support and train practitioners across Adult Social Care. Promote high-quality practice and positive outcomes. Assist social workers with professional decision-making. Provide peer support to qualified social workers. Complete relevant practice-development projects. Requirements Recognised Social Work qualification and current SWE registration. At least five...

PART TIME AND REDUCED HOURS AVAILABLE We are currently recruiting for Bradford Social services for an experienced Qualified Social Worker for their Children with Disabilities Team This position will be for a period of 6 months but is likely to be extended. The Children with Disabilities Team is a specialist social work team working with disabled children, young people and their families. The team are a well-established, experienced team with their work covering the full range of statutory duties in the delivery of the service. Within the team, they work with families on a Child in Need basis, those where there are safeguarding concerns and children in our care, and Early Intervention Social Workers who are the initial point of contact for families with the Team. Bradford are happy to look at 30 hours over 4 days or 2.5 days a week. There is parking nearby and the role is hybrid 3 days in the office and 2 from home. All visits are face to face. Regular supervision and...

Portfolio HR & Reward are supporting a value driven, public sector organisation that are currently seeking a Learning & Development Lead to join them on a Temporary basis. This role will be based in Bradford, and you will be required to be on site 2 days per week. The successful candidate will receive a day rate of £314 per day PAYE / £400 per day umbrella plus holiday pay. As a successful Learning & Development Lead, you will be responsible for; Leading the current L&D function Review current work plans and working with SLT's to identify appropriate priorities Review the key existing programmes including mandatory training, early careers etc The ideal Learning & Development Lead will have experience in the following; Previous experience leading an L&D function, ideally within a public sector organisation Designing and delivering leadership development programmes Adopting a collaborative approach, both with teams and stakeholder If you are a...

Social Worker - Duty and Assessment - Lancashire - £36 Per Hour Caritas are currently recruiting for an experienced social worker for a position within a duty and assessment team for a client based in Lancashire. This is a great opportunity for the successful candidate to work alongside dedicated professionals who are committed to providing an effective child centred service to children in need of support and protection. Benefits: * Excellent rate of pay * Free parking * Regular supervision * Supportive team/management Duties of this Social Work Role: * Engaging children/young people through a variety of direct work methods * Understanding children's safeguarding processes * Carrying out court work * Managing a varied and complex case load * Writing concise, fit for purpose reports/court statements * Working as part of an effective team * Inputting into children's services data systems (Mosaic; ICS) Essential Requirements: * Social Work England registration *...

Our client Wakefield Council is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Adult Safeguarding Team. Main Tasks To undertake comprehensive needs assessments. To plan, implement and review care plans within the framework of the Care Programme Approach. To provide social work interventions to individual service users and carers as identified within the care plan. To contribute to the effective assessment and management of risk and protection of others. To liaise with the Probation Service and make referrals to the relevant MAPPA when appropriate. To undertake care co-ordination and social supervision of service users living in the Wakefield locality. To contribute to the provision of specialist multi-disciplinary treatment programmes. To work with local and regional mental health services to meet service users needs and facilitate effective transfer of care and discharge. To negotiate for and mobilise resources both locally and regionally. To liaise with other relevant Health...

Social Worker – Locality Team – Westmoreland and Furness Council Location: Barrow-in-Furness Pay: £45 per hour Office Working: 3 Days per week Contract: Locum We are currently working with Westmoreland and Furness Council to find two experienced Social Workers for their Assessment and Safeguarding team in Children’s Services. With a stable management team and a mostly permanent workforce, Westmoreland are looking for someone with solid experience to be able to pick up a caseload and support their service. Duties Completing Section 47’s and section 17 enquiries Supporting with the duty rota Undertake Section 7and 37 reports, as well as attending Court, and providing analysis and evidence-based recommendations Long term engagement with families, including direct work, capturing the voice of the child Write conference reports and attend conferences, such as Core Group Meetings What you need Social Work Qualification Social Work England registration Enhanced DBS...

Adecco are pleased to be recruiting for a Test Manager to work within the Humberside Police Force Location: Hull Contract Type: Temporary Daily Rate: £350.00 per day Umbrella Working Pattern: Full Time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday End Date: December, 2026 Are you ready to take the helm of an innovative IT team in the public sector? Our client is seeking a dynamic Test Manager to lead the charge in establishing and maintaining exceptional testing standards across South Yorkshire and Humberside Police. If you have a passion for technology, a knack for leadership, and a commitment to public service, we want to hear from you! Role Purpose As the IT Team Manager, you will manage, define, and uphold testing standards, procedures, and schedules for various testing cycles. Your role will encompass everything from unit testing to user acceptance testing, ensuring that both routine operations and major projects run smoothly. Summary of Main Duties Design and Implement: Create a...

Our client Rochdale Borough council is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Children with disabilities team. As a senior social worker, you will be vital in the service to support the social workers and advanced practitioner. You will be responsible for undertaking statutory assessments in accordance with the Children Act 1989 and the Care Act 2014. This includes identifying and assessing a child's needs, strengths, and risks, and developing person-centred care and support plans in partnership with children, families, and multidisciplinary professionals. You will manage the more complex case work alongside supporting lesser experienced social worker where needed. You will also have opportunity to deputise for the advanced practitioner. In return for your commitment we can offer you the following: - A manageable caseload - to support you in engaging in real direct work with children and families - TOIL to fit around your family and personal life - Regular reflective...

Our client Rochdale Borough Council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their Duty and Assessment team. PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE JOB To provide a high quality professional social work service to children and their families, in accordance with Legislative requirements, the policies and procedures of the Service/Council by : Assessing the needs of individual children and their families for social care service Designing and arranging for provision of appropriate care services Providing direct social work assistance to children and families Establishing and developing effective collaborative working relationships with other agencies in pursuance of effective service provisionPrincipal Duties To ensure that the Council's duties under the relevant legislation are discharged in accordance with Council Policy in relation to individual service users, parents and carers. To assess the needs of children/young people and their families, including the identification of...