Hybrid Social Worker, Transition Team - Children's Services

Ardent Social Ltd; Dudley; Hybrid; GBP 47,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

3 days on site

Job summary

Ardent Social Ltd is seeking a qualified Social Worker to join the Transition Team in Dudley. The role focuses on service improvement, safeguarding and permanency planning for children and families, with a commitment to delivering positive outcomes and effective interventions.

You will work alongside experienced colleagues, contribute to Families First programmes, and support national reform initiatives within Children’s Services, while maintaining high professional standards and robust

Qualifications

• Current Social Work registration as required for the role.
• Experience working with children and families within Children's Services.
• Experience of safeguarding and child protection practice.
• Experience of assessments and coordinated plans.
• Understanding of pre-proceedings and care proceedings work.

Responsibilities

• Service Improvement: Support the ongoing improvement journey within Children's Services and contribute to strengthening practice.
• Children and Families: Deliver high-quality social work services to children and families, supporting positive outcomes and effective intervention.
• Families First Programme: Contribute to the implementation and embedding of the Families First Programme.
• Service Transformation: Support service transformation and wider national reform initiatives within Children's Services.
• Safeguarding Practice: Work with families requiring assessment and coordinated plans, including child protection plans, pre-proceedings and care proceedings work.
• Permanency Planning: Contribute to effective permanency planning and support positive family relationships and networks.

Skills

Social Work

Communication

Safeguarding

Assessment

Education

Social Work Degree

Job description

Ardent Social Ltd is seeking a qualified Social Worker to join the Transition Team in Dudley. The role focuses on service improvement, safeguarding and permanency planning for children and families, with a commitment to delivering positive outcomes and effective interventions.

You will work alongside experienced colleagues, contribute to Families First programmes, and support national reform initiatives within Children’s Services, while maintaining high professional standards and robust