Social Worker - Child Protection

Liquid Personnel is seeking a skilled Children’s Social Worker for our client to join an Outstanding-rated safeguarding service committed to relationship-based, child-focused practice.

You will manage a caseload of no more than 16 children across Child in Need, Child Protection and pre-proceedings work. The service provides strong management oversight, regular supervision and access to specialist support when cases become complex.

The working pattern includes two days per week at home, alongside three days in the office or community to support collaborative working and consistent relationships with families.

What will your responsibilities be? 

• Assess the needs, risks and protective factors affecting children.
• Undertake Section 47 enquiries and child protection investigations.
• Manage Child in Need, Child Protection and PLO cases.
• Complete statutory visits and direct work with children.
• Create plans that are clear, measurable and focused on lasting change.
• Attend conferences, core groups and legal planning meetings.
• Prepare high-quality reports and evidence for court.
• Coordinate interventions with partner agencies.
• Maintain accurate case records and meet statutory timescales.

Other Job Details:

Location: Torbay 
Pay rate: £42 per hour + £100 expenses
Caseload: Maximum 16 children
Hybrid working: Two days per week from home
Ofsted rating: Outstanding

Benefits:  

• Caseload capped at 16 children
• Two home-working days per week
• Outstanding Ofsted rating
• Strong management oversight
• Regular reflective supervision
• Access to legal and specialist advice
• Supportive team culture

Qualifications and Experience: 

To be successful in this role you must have;  

• A Social Work qualification at degree level or equivalent
• Current Social Work England registration
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Relevant post-qualified Children’s Services experience
• Experience managing complex safeguarding cases
• Strong legal literacy, analytical ability and report-writing skills 

Why Liquid Personnel? 

• Free DBS and compliance service
• Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies 
• Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal 
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge 
• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK 
• “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place* 
• “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us * 

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes. 

Reasonable Adjustments: 

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement. 
We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List. 
 

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