787 senior social worker jobs found

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,...

Slough | Locum | £38+ per hour | Hybrid Working Slough Borough Council is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join their Child Protection Team. This is a frontline safeguarding role focused on protecting vulnerable children, managing risk, and supporting families through effective statutory intervention and relationship-based practice. You will work with children and families subject to Child Protection and Child in Need plans, ensuring timely assessments, robust planning, and positive outcomes for children and young people. In this role, you will: Manage a caseload of Child Protection and Child in Need cases Undertake Section 17 and Section 47 assessments and enquiries Develop and review Child Protection and safeguarding plans Complete statutory visits and direct work with children and families Lead and participate in child protection conferences, core groups, and multi-agency meetings Progress cases through pre-proceedings and care proceedings where required...

Barnet | Locum | £38.50 per hour | 36 Hours per Week | Hybrid Working Barnet Council is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join their Assessment & Intervention Team. This is a frontline role focused on undertaking assessments, managing safeguarding concerns, and delivering timely interventions to improve outcomes for children and families. You will work with children and families from the point of referral, undertaking statutory assessments and progressing plans to ensure children receive the right support and protection when needed. Working Pattern: 36 hours per week Hybrid working arrangement In this role, you will: Undertake Child and Family Assessments Complete Section 17 and Section 47 enquiries Manage Child in Need and Child Protection cases Assess risk and develop outcome-focused care plans Undertake direct work with children and families Lead and participate in strategy meetings, core groups, and multi-agency discussions Progress cases...

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...

Are you a Children’s Residential Care worker looking to step up to a Senior Children’s Residential Care worker job? Or are you already a senior children’s residential support worker looking for a new opportunity? I have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Children’s Residential Support Worker to join one of the UK’s leading Children’s Residential Service providers in Oswestry. Your role will be to support the manager in the day-to-day running of the service, which supports young people between the ages of 10 – 16 with Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties (EBD). **Due to the nature of the job and the activities involved, we are only able to consider applicants who have a full driver's licence and a car and hold the NVQ Level 3 Children & Young People qualification** Delivering the highest levels of care and support to the young people through the provision of leadership, direction, and management of the residential children’s service. You will have children and quality...

Are you an enthusiastic, highly motivated, and qualified Teaching Assistant? We are seeking a dedicated professional to join our prep school team and make a real difference to children’s learning and emotional development, helping to ensure that every pupil can access learning, build confidence and achieve their full potential.   This is an exciting opportunity to primarily support a lower KS2 teacher and pupils. You will work in close partnership with the class teacher to prepare resources, deliver engaging learning experiences, run targeted interventions with groups of children and provide social and emotional support.   The successful candidate will hold a minimum of Level 2 TA qualification, have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, a proactive and flexible approach, and a passion for supporting pupils to succeed. You will be confident managing pupil behaviour and supporting teaching within the lower KS2 age group. Additionally, you will contribute to the...

SEN Teaching Assistant – SEMH & Behaviour Support Dacorum, Hertfordshire Full-Time | Temporary Position September 2026 Start £101.10 per day (Pay is determined in line with school expectations and Agency Worker Regulations (AWR), where applicable.) Teach Now is recruiting for a dedicated and resilient SEN Teaching Assistant to join a specialist alternative provision supporting young people with SEMH (Social, Emotional & Mental Health) and behavioural needs. This is a highly rewarding opportunity for someone passionate about inclusion, relationship-based support, and helping students who have experienced barriers to mainstream education rebuild confidence and achieve success. The setting supports learners across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5 who may have been excluded from mainstream schools. The successful candidate will play a vital role in creating a calm, safe, and supportive learning environment where pupils feel valued, respected, and understood. This role is only...

Role: Qualified Social - Senior Practitioner LAC Team Contract: Temp to Perm Pay: £40p/h Salary: £35,745 - £38,890 Plus £3,500 market supplement Connect2Luton are excited to recruit a Senior Practitioner 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 Practitioner: 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...

Team Manager – Adult Social Care Location: Orkney Islands Contract: 6 Months (with extension potential) Pay- £51.14 umbrella (£40 PAYE exc) Service Care Solutions are currently recruiting for a Team Manager to join Adult Social Care services within Orkney Islands Council. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a unique and rewarding setting, leading community care services and driving high-quality service delivery within a progressive local authority. Key Benefits: Accommodation provided (excluding utilities/household expenses) Council tax covered (where applicable) Travel expenses to and from Orkney covered Initial 6-month contract with likely extension Start date: ASAPKey Responsibilities: Provide strong leadership and management to Adult Social Care/Community Care teams Ensure high-quality, person-centred service delivery aligned with regulatory standards Lead on service improvement, innovation, and continuous development Manage budgets, workforce planning, and...

SEN Teaching Assistant / Learning Support Assistant Location: Barking & Dagenham, East London Pay: £90–£100 per day Job Type: Full-Time, Temporary Start Date: September 2026 Salary dependent on experience and qualifications. Higher rates are reserved for candidates with substantial experience and/or relevant training. Pay is determined in line with school expectations and Agency Worker Regulations (AWR), where applicable. Are you an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant with a passion for helping children reach their full potential? Teach Now is recruiting on behalf of a welcoming and inclusive primary school in Barking & Dagenham seeking two dedicated Learning Support Assistants to join their team from September. This is an exciting opportunity to work across EYFS, KS1 and KS2, supporting pupils in both classroom and specialist SEND settings. The school prides itself on being a joyful and supportive community where achievement is celebrated, wellbeing is valued, and both...

SEN Teaching Assistant (1:1 ASD & ADHD Support) – Haringey, North London £90–£100 per day | Full-Time | September 2026 Start | Long-Term Opportunity Are you a patient, confident and caring SEN Teaching Assistant looking to make a genuine difference in a childs school experience? A highly regarded primary school in Haringey is seeking a dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant to provide 1:1 support for a bright and engaging Year 2 pupil with Autism (ASD) and ADHD from September 2026. This is a rewarding opportunity to join a welcoming and high-achieving school where staff are valued, supported and committed to helping every child reach their full potential. As a 1:1 SEN Teaching Assistant, you will: • Support a Year 2 pupil with ASD and ADHD throughout the school day. • Help the child remain focused and engaged during learning activities. • Break down tasks into manageable steps and adapt support to suit their needs. • Deliver social skills and interaction-based interventions. •...

Outside IR35 | 12 month contract | Meaningful impact | Service transformation | Collaborative leadership | Child-centred improvement This Interim Head of Service: Improvement opportunity offers the chance to lead meaningful change across Children's Social Care and help shape services that improve outcomes for children, young people, and families. If you are an experienced Head of Service, senior social work leader, or Children's Services improvement specialist, this role offers genuine influence at a strategic level. As an Interim Head of Service: Improvement, you will work closely with senior leaders, practitioners, partners, and government colleagues to drive sustainable improvement. You'll have the autonomy to lead transformation programmes, service redesign, and practice development within a supportive and ambitious environment Package & Benefits: • £500 per day. • Outside IR35. • 12-month interim agency contract. • Accommodation available at candidate cost....

SEN Teaching Assistant (Year 1 ASC Support) Location: Barnet, North London Pay: £90–£100 per day Job Type: Full-Time, Temporary Start Date: September 2026 Salary dependent on experience and qualifications. Higher rates are reserved for candidates with substantial experience and/or relevant training. Pay is determined in line with school expectations and Agency Worker Regulations (AWR), where applicable. Are you an experienced SEN Teaching Assistant looking to make a meaningful impact in a childs education? A friendly and inclusive primary school in Barnet is seeking a dedicated SEN Teaching Assistant to provide 1:1 support for a Year 1 pupil with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC). The pupil is verbal, bright, and academically capable but requires consistent support to remain engaged, develop independence, and navigate the school day successfully. The child is currently working at an early developmental level, making this an excellent opportunity for candidates with an EYFS...

4Recruitment Services are seeking  a Housing Neighbourhood Officer  for our client based in Slough. As a member of the Tenancy Management team this post provides a specialist administrative function and support role to the Tenancy Management Team. To support Senior Neighbourhood officers, Neighbourhood Leads and the Neighbourhood Manager to deliver an excellent housing management and ASB prevention and enforcement service to our residents within a specified geographical area.  All Aspects of Tenancy Management Estate management  Viewings, new tenancy visits and tenancy sign ups  Tenancy Audit and fraud prevention  Early rent arrears support  Requesting responsive maintenance  Addressing anti-social behaviour  Providing a tenancy sustainment service  The Tenancy Management team implement area-specific Service Plans and Corporate Plans which support the delivery of the corporate 5-Year Plan objectives.  DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: To support and facilitate the delivery...

Central Recruitment is working with a London-based charity dedicated to preventing homelessness and supporting individuals in rebuilding their lives. Our client is currently recruiting for a Senior Outreach Worker to work in the Redbridge area for a street-based outreach service that provides support and assistance to individuals experiencing homelessness. * 37.5 hours per week * Shifts: Monday - Friday, 06:00 - 14:30 * Temporary: approx. 1-2 months * £18.41 per hour (£16.43 per hour, with £1.98 holiday pay) Please note: this is an outreach working role and involves travelling across the borough of Redbridge supporting clients in the community. You must be able and willing to travel at times when public transport may not be readily available. Key responsibilities: * Conduct initial assessments of new rough sleepers and provide ongoing casework support * Plan and deliver street outreach shifts using referral and mapping data to identify and verify rough...