814 senior social worker jobs found

Role: Qualified Social - Senior Social Worker Children Looked after Team Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Senior Social Worker on behalf of Luton Borough Council within their Children Services . About the Role To support practice development of our Newly Qualified Social Workers NQSW's through their assessed and supported year of employment within the Social Work Academy. To continue to promote the academy and career pathways and Luton as an employer. The Senior Practitioners also support the Principle Social Worker to strive for excellence across Children Services by delivering key training's on themes drawn from audits. As a Senior Social Worker: Provide reflective supervision to explore the NQSW's practice and factors influencing their practice responses (including emotions, assumptions, power relations and the wider social context). Develop a shared understanding of the knowledge base informing their analysis and the limitations of their thinking, and use this...

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...

Job Description: We are seeking an experienced and confident Social Worker to take on a 6 month agency role as Missing Coordinator in Ealing This is a specialist role focused on children and young people who go missing, particularly where this overlaps with harm outside the home (e.g. exploitation, peer harm, serious youth violence). Key responsibilities: - Providing expert advice and guidance to social workers and multi agency partners in relation to missing children and harm outside the home - Chairing and contributing to multi agency strategy meetings - Supporting teams to manage risk, improve recording, and ensure timely completion of statutory processes (including return home conversations) - Monitoring and analysing missing episodes and identifying patterns and themes - Reporting to senior forums and contributing to service development - Building strong working relationships across Children's Services, police and wider partners - Supporting training...

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...

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...

Eden Brown synergy are currently recruiting for Telford & Wrekin Council who are looking for Senior Social Worker - Adult Safeguarding Team Job Title: Senior Social Worker - Adult Safeguarding Team Location: Darby House, Telford & Wrekin Council Pay Rate: £31.97 per hour (Umbrella) Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm (37 hours per week) Working Arrangement: Hybrid - office, home, and community-based working Client: Telford and Wrekin Council Role Overview Telford & Wrekin Council are seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join their Adult Safeguarding Team. This is a key frontline role focused on delivering high-quality, person-centred safeguarding practice within an Asset-Based and Community-Led Support (ABCD) framework. You will manage a complex social work caseload, working directly with adults at risk, their families, carers, and wider networks, ensuring that safeguarding outcomes are robust, timely, and proportionate. Key...

Social Worker | Children in Care Team | Liverpool City Council | £40 per hour Liverpool City Council is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join its dedicated Children in Care Team on an agency basis. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a service committed to improving outcomes for children and young people in care, ensuring they receive the stability, support and opportunities they need to thrive. As part of a supportive and child-centred team, you will build meaningful relationships with children and young people, champion their voices and aspirations, and work collaboratively with families, carers and partner agencies to achieve permanency and positive futures. Role Overview As a Social Worker within the Children in Care Team, you will manage a caseload of looked after children and young people, ensuring that care planning is purposeful, child-focused and promotes long-term stability. You will undertake statutory responsibilities, coordinate multi-agency...

Hammersmith & Fulham | Locum | £39.04 per hour | Hybrid Working Hammersmith & Fulham 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. You will work with children and families from the point of referral, undertaking assessments and progressing plans to safeguard children and improve outcomes through 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 phase Assess risk and develop outcome-focused plans for children and families Undertake direct work with children to understand their lived experiences and needs Lead and participate in strategy discussions, core...

Waltham Forest | Locum | £39.04 per hour | ASAP Start | Hybrid Working Waltham Forest Council is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join their Assessment Team. This is a frontline role focused on completing timely assessments, managing safeguarding concerns, and ensuring children and families receive the right support at the earliest opportunity. You will work within a fast-paced service, undertaking assessments and progressing plans that safeguard children and promote positive outcomes through effective multi-agency working and relationship-based practice. ASAP Start 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 stage Assess risk and develop outcome-focused plans for children and families Undertake direct work with children to understand their lived experiences and wishes Lead and participate in...

Job Title: Senior Social Worker - Mental Health Location: The Civic Offices, Bridge Street, Reading, RG1 2LU Contract: Locum | Hybrid Rate: £40 per hour About the Role: Eden Brown Synergy is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join Reading Borough Council's Mental Health Social Care Team. This role involves delivering high-quality, strengths-based assessments, care planning, and interventions for adults with complex mental health needs. You will work collaboratively with multidisciplinary partners, including NHS mental health services, to provide person-centred support that promotes recovery, independence, and safeguarding. The successful candidate will manage a varied caseload, undertake statutory duties under the Care Act, Mental Health Act, and Mental Capacity Act, and provide supervision and guidance to less experienced staff where required. Previous experience in a senior or supervisory capacity is desirable. Essential Requirements: Registered with Social...

Redbridge | Locum | £37.52 – £39.04 per hour | 3 Vacancies | Hybrid Working Redbridge Council is seeking experienced Social Workers and Senior Social Workers to join their innovative Family Help Service. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking team that brings together Early Help, Community Social Work, and Child Protection Assessment to provide seamless support for children and families. The Family Help model ensures children receive the right support at the right time, with no step-ups or step-downs between services. Practitioners work across the continuum of need, building strong relationships with families and delivering creative, strengths-based interventions that improve outcomes and keep children safe. What makes Family Help different? Integrated support from Early Help through to statutory intervention Manageable caseloads that allow for meaningful direct work Relationship-based practice at the heart of service delivery Creative and...

Senior Social Worker - Bath and North East Somerset Council Fox Morris Group are working to recruit a Senior Social Worker Role Purpose To provide statutory social work services to people across Bath and North East Somerset who find themselves in vulnerable situations, focusing on protection, prevention, and safeguarding, to improve outcomes and quality of life for individuals and families. The role is an experienced Social Worker that will manage a complex and high-risk caseload, working regularly in a multi-agency and inter-professional setting, and providing professional support and mentoring to more junior practitioners. This is a role based in one of our safeguarding/child protection teams. There will be a mix of CIN, CP and Court work to undertake. This is a full time role. Access to a vehicle would be preferable as B&NES local authority does cover some rural areas. There is an expectation to be office based at times and this would be in our Keynsham office....

Our client Achieving for children in Windsor & Maidenhead is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Support and Safeguarding team. About the role The senior social worker - Pods main responsibility is to safeguard and promote the welfare of young people, giving due consideration to their race, culture, religion and linguistic background. They will manage an agreed caseload of children and young people in compliance with casework objectives, statutory and departmental policy and procedural requirements, consistently maintaining the highest level of professional standards, including the most complex cases. The senior social worker will undertake direct social work responsibilities as an allocated worker to the children and young people assigned, investigating concerns regarding a child or young person's safety or wellbeing, make an assessment of the risk and protective factors in the family and decide on the most appropriate course of action. They will complete...

Our client Telford and Wrekin council is looking for a Senior Social Worker to join their Adults with learning disabilities & Autism team. Job purpose To assess plan and manage a professional Social Work case load and to attend and actively participate in weekly Peer review meetings where the work being undertaken with individuals and families is discussed within the ethos of Asset based social work and Community Led Support to make recommendations for final case decisions to be made by the Team Manager. To undertake duties expected of social workers in line with the Professional Capabilities Framework and Knowledge and Skills statements and in line with Social Work England code of conduct. Major Tasks To manage a caseload in line with the BASW Professional Capabilities Framework for an Experienced Qualified Social Worker undertaking strength based assessments and provide evidence when identifying a level of need in line with the Care Act 2014, Mental Capacity Act 2005,...

Looked After Children (Child In Care) Social Worker Please note that only Social Work England Registered Social Workers with Right to Work in the UK will be considered for this role, please do not apply if you are not a SWE Registered Social Worker who has the Right to Work in the UK. Location: Bedford Borough (UK-wide caseload) Rate: Social Worker £37.86 / Senior Social Worker £39.31 (rising after 12 weeks AWR) Contract: Locum - Full Time About the Role Bedford Borough Council is seeking 2-3 experienced Social Workers to join their Looked After Children service - also known as LAC / CLA (Children Looked After) / CIC (Children in Care) / Corporate Parenting teams. This is a strong-performing service that continues to improve following its last Ofsted inspection and is well-supported by management and robust IT systems. You will be working with children subject to full care orders and separated migrant children, managing a varied caseload while contributing to a service...

Social Worker required to join as an Deputy Team Manager work within the Children in Care Team based in Keynsham in the historic county of Bath and North-East Somerset. This is an exciting opportunity with excellent rates of pay up to £38-40ph. 3 month contract but with the opportunity to extend. 22.5 hours per week (3 days). Expectation would be office based in Keynsham at least 2 days a week as a minimum. We are seeking an experienced and motivated Deputy Team Manager to join our Looked After Children (LAC) / Children in Care (CIC) Team in Bath and North East Somerset. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious Senior Social Worker or Deputy Team Manager looking to step into a leadership role within a supportive and forward-thinking local authority. You will work alongside the Team Manager to lead, develop and support a team of Social Workers and Personal Advisors to achieve the best possible outcomes for our children and young people in care. Key Responsibilities...

Your new company Oxfordshire County Council is looking for an experienced Social Worker / Senior Practitioner to join the Children's Assessment Service (CAS) based in Abingdon.This is a fast-paced, front-door service where you will play a key role in assessing risk, safeguarding children, and ensuring timely interventions for children, young people, and families.You will manage a caseload undertaking Section 17 Child & Family Assessments and Section 47 Child Protection enquiries, ensuring that children's voices are central to all decisions and plans. Your new role Key Responsibilities Complete Child & Family Assessments (S17) and Child Protection investigations (S47) Respond to new referrals and act as a duty worker on rotation Develop SMART care and intervention plans to support families Work collaboratively within a multi-agency safeguarding framework Prepare high-quality reports (assessments, child protection conferences, court reports) Ensure the child's voice is...

Academics, a leading educational recruitment agency, are supporting an OFSTED "Good" rated primary school in Batley require a Behaviour and Social Inclusion Worker to start as soon as possible This is a rare opportunity to work with children who may have struggle with SEMH and the role will be centred around the well-being and development of primary-aged children. The school are specifically looking for someone who is committed to developing a team approach, working with parents, teachers, support staff and the wider community. You should have an enthusiastic and passionate approach to the development of children and other staff where appropriate as well as a keen thirst for further learning of their own to develop their own skills. You should also be able to act upon your own initiative, planning and managing your own workload and prioritising and being responsive to unplanned circumstances, emergencies and varying needs. In return for your hard work you will be welcomed by an...

Main duties and responsibilities: Manage a caseload of complex cases involving high levels of risk and needs to a high standard to ensure resources are utilised effectively.. Provide a high quality resource of professional social work knowledge and expertise to a team of Social Workers, to include student supervision, chairing complex meetings, assisted fieldwork, attendance in court, case audits and reviews etc, to assist the team in ensuring that it carries out its core tasks to a high standard. Provide coaching and mentoring support to Social Workers, including those undertaking social work training, to support and further their professional knowledge and development to impact upon the overall quality of practice within teams. Attend court, where appropriate, to assist the team in ensuring that key professional input and expertise is provided to high profile and sensitive cases. Act as Practice Assessor to support student placements/ASYE. Liaise regularly with colleagues...

Position: ABA Tutor Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent Start Date: September 2026 Location: Harrow, London Salary: £80–£105 per day depending on experience and qualifications. About the Role Teach Now is recruiting for a dedicated ABA Tutor to support a KS1 pupil with Autism at a welcoming and inclusive primary school in Harrow. This full-time ABA Tutor role involves providing 1:1 support for a Year 1 child whose EHCP identifies Applied Behaviour Analysis as the agreed approach to learning and development. You will help the pupil access classroom learning, build communication and social skills, develop independence, and make meaningful progress throughout the school day. The school is looking for a patient, consistent and skilled ABA Tutor who understands ABA principles and can deliver structured, evidence-based support in partnership with teachers, the SENCO, therapists and the childs family. Requirements • Recognised ABA training is essential for this role. • Previous...