Childrens Social Worker – Looked After Children – Dudley

Liquid Personnel; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Children’s Social Worker to join a close-knit team in Birmingham. The role involves managing care plans for children and young people, including court work and safeguarding assessments, with ample professional support and development opportunities. Candidates must be qualified and registered with Social Work England.

Benefits

Competitive rate of pay

Stable and established team

Regular support/supervision

Opportunity for professional development

Access to training materials

Long-term contracts available

Free DBS and compliance service

Access to a specialist consultant

Exclusive roles not available elsewhere

Free access to training and CPD portal

Dedicated consultant with social work knowledge

Refer a Friend bonus

Find your own job bonus

Qualifications

• Social Work England registration is mandatory.
• Eligibility to work in the UK required.
• Post-qualified experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work with children aged 0-18 and manage care plans.
• Engage children in their care planning processes.
• Conduct safeguarding investigations.

Skills

Safeguarding investigations

Assessment

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

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06.08.2025

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Job Description:

A Children’s Social Worker is required to join Dudley’s Looked After Children Service. This is a great opportunity to be part of a close-knit team.

Primary Responsibilities as a Children’s Social Worker:

You will work with children looked after from 0 – 18, taking responsibility for children and young people after they have a care plan agreed which means they need to be looked after. You will work with children and young people with complex care plans, including areas of court work around the discharge of care orders. Additionally, you will engage children and young people to participate in their care planning, and you will need skills in safeguarding investigations and assessment. You will also benefit from robust management support, regular monthly supervision, team meetings, and weekly group check-ins.

Benefits of the role:

• Competitive rate of pay
• 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 contracts available

What we are looking for in a Social Worker:

To be successful in this role, you must have Social Work England registration, be eligible to work in the UK, hold a full UK license, and have post-qualified experience. Additionally, you should hold a degree level or equivalent qualification in Social Work.

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.

• 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*

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.