Childrens Social Worker – Child Protection – Nottinghamshire (Bassetlaw) – £35 – £37ph

Liquid Personnel; Bassetlaw; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing agency is seeking a Children's Social Worker for Nottingham's Child Protection Team. The ideal candidate will manage cases, conduct assessments, and support the team manager. This role offers a competitive pay rate and hybrid working options. Qualifications include Social Work England registration and relevant experience in child protection.

Benefits

Competitive rate of pay

Hybrid working

Access to training materials

Long term contract available

Qualifications

• You must have a valid registration with Social Work England.
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK.
• Post-qualified experience in social work is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage cases including Child in Need and Child Protection.
• Conduct visits, assessments, and organize meetings with professionals.
• Present cases in Child Protection and CLA reviews.

Skills

Social Work England registration

Post-qualified experience

Full UK driving licence

Education

Degree level or equivalent qualification in Social Work

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Children’s Social Worker – Nottingham – Child Protection Team
Location: Nottingham
Rate: £35 – £37ph

A Children’s Social Worker is required to join Nottingham’s Child Protection team. This is a great opportunity to be part of a close-knit team.

Responsibilities

• Take personal responsibility for continuing professional development and maintaining performance levels.
• Manage your time effectively and respond flexibly to service needs.
• Manage cases including Child in Need and Child Protection; conduct visits, assessments, and meetings; organize and chair meetings with professionals and families.
• Present cases in Child Protection and CLA reviews, as well as court work and PLO, as part of the role.
• Provide support and cover for the Team Manager and/or Principal Manager.
• Actively participate in the performance management system, including supervision, PAR, team meetings, and service reviews.
• Follow departmental health and safety procedures and develop skills through work experience in various divisional situations (e.g., secondments, job rotation, and shadowing).
• Contribute to information management processes and support social work students on placement under the direction of the Principal or Practice Manager; act as a workplace supervisor or Practice Teacher if appropriately trained.
• Understand and integrate into practice the key policies of the council in relation to social care with children and families, especially multi-disciplinary working, integration, and whole family approaches.

Benefits of the role

• Competitive rate of pay
• Hybrid working
• A stable and established team who have been recognised by Ofsted
• Regular support/supervision
• Opportunity for progressive professional development
• Access to training materials
• Long term contract available

Qualifications and Experience

To be successful in this role, you must have Social Work England registration, be eligible to work in the UK, hold a full UK driving licence, and have post-qualified experience. A degree level or equivalent qualification in Social Work is also required.

Why Liquid Personnel?

• ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly
• Twice weekly payroll and an internal ‘hours’ team
• Free DBS and compliance service
• Access to a specialist consultant
• 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 £250 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.

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.

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.

How to apply?

If this is a job for you, feel free to click apply below or if you want to learn more about it, please contact 0345 241 9590.