Adolescent Safeguarding Social Worker: Court & Trauma

Ardent Social Ltd; Dudley; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Ardent Social Ltd in Dudley, UK, is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join the Adolescent Safeguarding Team on a temporary/full-time basis.

You will work with teenagers experiencing complex safeguarding risks, including exploitation and trauma, delivering focused interventions and supporting multi‑agency collaboration.

This role emphasizes court work, risk assessment, and trauma-informed practice to achieve positive outcomes for young people.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker status.
• Strong safeguarding experience.
• Experience with adolescents and complex safeguarding risks.
• Experience of court work.
• Experience of working with exploitation.
• Ability to work in a multi-agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Adolescent safeguarding: work with teenagers facing complex safeguarding risks.
• Exploitation: support young people affected by exploitation.
• Court Work: apply court experience within complex adolescent safeguarding cases.
• Risk Assessment: conduct risk assessments to safeguard effectively.
• Trauma-Informed Practice: apply trauma-informed approaches.
• Multi-Agency Working: collaborate with specialist teams to safeguard outcomes.

Skills

Safeguarding experience

Court work

Multi-agency working

Adolescent risk

Trauma-informed practice

Education

Qualified Social Worker status

Job description

Ardent Social Ltd in Dudley, UK, is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join the Adolescent Safeguarding Team on a temporary/full-time basis.

You will work with teenagers experiencing complex safeguarding risks, including exploitation and trauma, delivering focused interventions and supporting multi‑agency collaboration.

This role emphasizes court work, risk assessment, and trauma-informed practice to achieve positive outcomes for young people.