CSW – Senior Social Worker – Assessment & Intervention Team

LinsCare; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

LinsCare is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join the Assessment & Intervention Team in London. The role covers complex safeguarding, risk assessment, and high quality interventions to safeguard children and support families.

It is a hybrid position with office work in Barnet and in-field visits. You will lead complex casework, mentor junior colleagues, produce robust assessments and care plans within statutory timescales, and collaborate with schools, police and health

Qualifications

• Recognised Social Work qualification and current registration with Social Work England.
• Substantial post-qualifying experience in statutory Children’s Social Care.
• Strong safeguarding knowledge and ability to manage high-risk cases.
• Understanding of relevant legislation and safeguarding procedures.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex caseloads involving statutory intervention and safeguarding.
• Undertake high-quality assessments, plan interventions and review outcomes.
• Assess and manage complex levels of risk to protect children.
• Conduct visits, interviews and observations with families.
• Produce clear assessments, reports and care plans within statutory timescales.
• Collaborate with schools, police, health professionals and safeguarding services.
• Provide mentoring and professional guidance to less-experienced social workers.
• Lead specialist areas of practice and contribute to service development.
• Support social work practice through workshops and evidence-informed approaches.
• Contribute to student placements and Practice Educator responsibilities.
• deputise for line manager when required.

Skills

Risk assessment

Case management

Mentoring

Multi-agency working

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

Senior Social Worker – Assessment & Intervention Team - Hybrid

Location: London Borough of Barnet

Pay Rate: £38.50 per hour (Umbrella)

Working Pattern: Hybrid – minimum 2 days per week in the office, alongside visits to families

Duty Rota: Every 8th week – full week working onsite in Barnet

Qualification: Social Work Qualified

Make a difference. Lead practice. Improve outcomes for children and families.

We are currently seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Social Worker to join the Assessment & Intervention Team within the London Borough of Barnet.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Children’s Social Worker who is confident managing complex cases, assessing and managing risk, and delivering high-quality interventions to safeguard children and support families.

Working within a Resilience Framework, you will provide an effective, integrated social work service, responding to the needs of children and families in complex situations while ensuring statutory responsibilities and timescales are consistently met.

As a Senior Social Worker, you will take a lead role in complex casework, provide guidance and mentoring to less experienced colleagues, and contribute to the ongoing development of practice across the service.

You will be responsible for:

• Managing a complex caseload involving children and families requiring statutory intervention and safeguarding support.
• Undertaking high-quality assessments, planning and implementing interventions, and reviewing outcomes to ensure children's needs are met.
• Assessing and managing complex levels of risk, ensuring children's safety and promoting positive outcomes.
• Working directly with children and families through visits, interviews and observations.
• Producing high-quality assessments, reports and care plans within statutory timescales.
• Working collaboratively with partner agencies, including schools, police, health professionals and other safeguarding services.
• Supporting, mentoring and providing professional guidance to newly qualified and less experienced social workers.
• Taking a lead role in specialist areas of practice and contributing to service development.
• Supporting the development of social work practice through workshops, research and evidence-informed approaches.
• Undertaking Practice Educator responsibilities, supporting student placements and contributing to the development of future social work professionals.
• Deputising for the line manager when required.

This role offers a hybrid working arrangement, providing flexibility while maintaining a strong focus on collaborative working and direct engagement with families.

• A minimum of 2 days per week in the office is required.
• Regular visits to children and families are an essential part of the role.
• Every 8th week will be a duty week, during which the successful candidate must work onsite in Barnet for the entire week.

Please note that full onsite attendance in Barnet is required during duty weeks.

To be considered for this position, you must have:

• A recognised Social Work qualification (Degree, DipSW or equivalent).
• Current registration with Social Work England.
• Substantial post-qualifying experience within a statutory Children’s Social Care setting.
• Strong experience managing complex safeguarding cases and assessing higher levels of risk.
• A sound understanding of relevant legislation, statutory guidance and safeguarding procedures.
• Experience undertaking assessments, care planning and permanence work.
• The ability to produce high-quality written reports and present complex information confidently.
• Experience supporting, mentoring or supervising less experienced social workers.
• Excellent communication, analytical and multi-agency working skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and consistently meet statutory deadlines.
• A UK passport or a full right to work in the UK.

Desirable:

• Practice Educator qualification.
• Experience supporting ASYE social workers and student social workers.
• Competency in the Knowledge and Skills Statement for Achieving Permanence
• Candidates without a Practice Educator qualification may be expected to achieve this within their first year in post.

If you are an experienced, confident and committed Senior Social Worker looking for your next opportunity within Children's Social Care, we would love to hear from you.