13 qualified social worker children services jobs found

Oxfordshire – Senior Social Worker – Children (CAT) – £42.00 per hour plus £100 accommodation * Undertake high-quality child and family assessments to identify needs, risks, and appropriate interventions. * Manage a complex caseload, ensuring timely assessments and effective care planning. * Complete statutory assessments, reports, and case recordings in line with legislative requirements and local procedures. * Work collaboratively with children, families, and partner agencies to safeguard children and promote positive outcomes. * Carry out child protection enquiries and contribute to strategy discussions and multi-agency meetings where required. * Use professional judgement to assess risk, make informed decisions, and develop outcome-focused plans. * Provide support and guidance to less experienced colleagues where appropriate, demonstrating senior-level practice. * Ensure all work is completed in accordance...

Senior Children's Social Worker – Assessment & Intervention | Southwark Council | London Location: London (Southwark Council) Role: Senior Children's Social Worker – Assessment & Intervention Contract: 3 Months (High possibility of extension) Hours: Monday to Friday | Full-Time Pay Rate: £39.04 per hour Start Date: ASAP SW Locums is recruiting an experienced Senior Children's Social Worker to join the Assessment & Intervention Service at Southwark Council. This is an excellent locum opportunity offering a competitive pay rate, a supportive team environment, and the chance to make a real difference to children and families. Key Responsibilities: * Complete Section 17 and Section 47 assessments. * Undertake initial court work and Looked After Children (LAC) processes. * Manage a complex caseload, safeguarding children and delivering high-quality assessments. * Prepare analytical reports and represent the Local Authority at court and child...

Experienced Children's Social Worker | Enfield Council | Excellent Locum Opportunity Location: Enfield, London Role: Qualified Social Worker – Children's Services Contract: Full-Time Locum | Monday to Friday Pay Rate: £37.52 per hour Start Date: ASAP SW Locums is recruiting an experienced Qualified Social Worker to join Enfield Council's Children's Services. This is an excellent opportunity for an accomplished practitioner looking to work within a supportive local authority that is committed to delivering high-quality services and achieving the best outcomes for children and families. Enfield Council is recognised for its commitment to continuous improvement, collaborative working, and providing social workers with the support they need to deliver outstanding practice while making a meaningful difference in the community. The Role As an experienced Children's Social Worker, you will: * Manage a varied and complex caseload independently. * Complete...

Our client Conwy county borough council is looking for a Children's Social Worker to join their MASH team. We have an opportunity that has become available for a temporary experienced Social Worker to work alongside the MASH team in our Children, Families and Safeguarding Service. The suitable candidate will be expected to deliver a high quality duty social work service to Children and their families at the front door referral point within the Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) The MASH Social Workers are expected to support the Team Manager in the triage of referrals and undertake the appropriate action to make and support decisions at the entry point for services. This will include signposting and short interventions. The role will be undertaken in accordance with the Social Services and Wellbeing Act (2014) and the All Wales Safeguarding Procedures. Skills and qualifications required: Social Work Qualified, minimum 3 years post qualified plus technology & software...

Our client Somerset Council is looking for a Qualified Social Worker to join their children in need service. The responsibility of the Children's Services Function is to promote and ensure the safety, well bring and learning of children and young people. Within the Service, Children and Young People's Social Care Team provide services to "Children in Need", children subject to Child Protection Plans, Children "Looked After" and consultancy across Early Help Services. The Family Front Door Social Worker is responsible for triaging acute level of need referrals from professionals and families, gathering and analysing information, and making clear, evidence-based recommendations. The role ensures an effective interface between our families, partner agencies and Children's Social Care, to ensure that Children and Families within Somerset get the correct level of support and the the correct time. All Practitioners at the Front Door are office based for their intervention, assessment...

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 *...

Social Worker - Duty & Assessment - Wigan- £39 per hour We are currently looking for an experienced Social Worker to join a fantastic Children's Assessment and Safeguarding Service in Wigan. The role of the Advanced Practitioner will be to carry out the function of statutory Children's Services and the remit of the Assessment and Safeguarding Teams in completing single assessments and section 47 enquiries. You will hold a mixture of cases ranging through CIN, CP and Court cases, although you will be expected to hold the more complex cases which is reflected in your level of experience. The benefits of this Advanced Practitioner role: £39 per hour Small and friendly local authority with strong multi agency partnerships and a visible senior management team Condensed hours such as 37 over 4 days available Differing start/finish times Remote & office working and flexi Personal and case supervision is held monthly They offer extensive training opportunities, parking permits...

Duty & Assessment Social Worker 📍 North East Derbyshire & Bolsover 💷 £36.00 per hour 🕒 Full Time We are recruiting three experienced Duty & Assessment Social Workers to join supportive and established Children's Social Care Teams across North East Derbyshire and Bolsover. Whether based in the Clay Cross Team or Bolsover Team, you'll play a crucial role in safeguarding children and supporting families at the point of referral and assessment. Key Responsibilities * Undertake Child and Family Assessments * Manage referrals and threshold decisions * Complete Section 17 and Section 47 investigations * Carry out risk and needs assessments * Attend strategy discussions and child protection conferences * Build effective relationships with children, families and partner agencies * Maintain accurate and timely case recordings Requirements * Qualified Social Worker * Social Work England registration * Previous experience within Children's Duty...

Title: Social Worker - Family First Division: Children's Services Grade: L7 - M1 PURPOSE OF THE ROLE To work within a multi-disciplinary Family Help Team delivering early help and child in need services. The team includes social workers, family help practitioners, psychologists, police community support officers, CAMHS workers, adult mental health nurses, health visitors, youth workers, housing officers and voluntary sector partners. You will assess children and families, analyse risk and need, and develop effective care plans. The role involves working closely with children, young people and families, completing statutory visits, parenting assessments and coordinating multi-agency support to safeguard and promote welfare. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Assessment & Safeguarding Complete high-quality, holistic assessments using the Department for Education guidance and Luton's Effective Support document. Lead multi-agency planning to address child protection concerns and...

Social Worker – Families First Initial Support Team 📍 Location: London Borough of Ealing 💷 £39.04 per hour 🏡 Hybrid Working 📅 Locum Opportunity Are you an experienced Children's Social Worker looking for your next rewarding locum opportunity? Tripod Partners are currently recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to join the Families First – Initial Support Team within a well-established Local Authority. This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to children and families while benefiting from flexible hybrid working and a competitive hourly rate. The Role You'll be responsible for managing a varied caseload of children and families at the front door of Children's Services, completing assessments, identifying levels of need and risk, and ensuring children receive the right support at the earliest opportunity. Working closely with partner agencies, you'll play a vital role in safeguarding children and promoting positive outcomes through timely, strengths-based...

Remedy Recruitment Group are currently seeking an experienced Qualified Social Worker to work within Bury Councils Hospital Team. Job Purpose To provide a professional Social Work services to Adults customers across Adult Operations and/or Mental Health Services as required. To promote customers in maintaining choice and control of their lives. To manage a complex caseload, demonstrate expert and effective social work practice, assess and manage high levels of risk whilst striking a balance between support and control in order to protect people from harm. To chair a range of meetings i.e. Best Interests and Discharge Planning, offer expert support to case conferences, and produce high quality assessments and reports. Model good social work practice and start to take responsibility for the practice of others, mentoring newly qualified social workers and providing support and guidance to junior staff with management oversight. As an employee of Bury Council you have a...

Social Worker - MASH - Calderdale - £35ph - NON CASE HOLDING Caritas are currently recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to join the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) Team in Calderdale. The purpose of MASH is to make the right decisions for the right families at the right time. This in turn will ensure timely and necessary actions to improve the outcomes for vulnerable children. Benefits as a MASH Social Worker include: NON CARE HOLDING Competitive pay rate Long contracts for good performance Supportive team and management Progression opportunities Flexible working available Duties as a MASH Social Worker include: Deliver high quality social work services, at a level appropriated for a professionally qualified post, to young people and families to ensure the welfare of children and young people are safeguarding and protected. Mentor, guide and manage Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub Officers (MASHOs) and provide high quality case work decisions and operational...

We are looking for experienced Child & Family Workers for a minimum of 6 month period to cover increased workload across Sunderland. To work with children, young people and families, providing support and interventions to make children safer so they can live at home where it is safe to do so. If children can't remain living at home intervention and support with their network to find the best alternative care arrangements. To support rehabilitation home to parents/ carers when this is the plan. To facilitate and supervise family time between cared for children and their parents and family, the aim is to promote safe, positive and purposeful family time and to ensure that the child or young person is safeguarded during the supervised family time session. To support social workers who have case responsibility for children who are subject to Child Protection Plans (CP) or Child in Need Plans (CIN) and Cared for Plans (CLA), this will include family support work, direct work with...