PERMChildren's SSW - Family Help Team - Gloucestershire

Caritas Recruitment Limited; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Caritas Recruitment Limited seeks a qualified Children’s Social Worker to join a Family Help Team in Gloucestershire on a permanent basis. You will work with children, young people and families to provide relationship-based support that promotes safety, stability and positive outcomes.

You will manage a varied caseload, conduct high-quality assessments, and develop plans with families. You will engage with professionals across education, health, and safeguarding partnerships to ensure plans are

Qualifications

• Recognised social work qualification.
• Current registration with Social Work England.
• Experience with children and families in statutory or family support setting.
• Knowledge of safeguarding legislation and assessment frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high-quality assessments and develop effective plans with families.
• Coordinate support, review progress, and take action where risks escalate.
• Work directly with children and young people to ensure their views inform planning and decision-making.
• Contribute to multi-agency meetings and maintain accurate records.

Skills

Social work

Safeguarding planning

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

An exciting permanent opportunity is available for a qualified Children’s Social Worker to join a Family Help Team in Gloucestershire. You will work alongside children, young people and their families to provide purposeful, relationship-based support that promotes safety, stability and positive outcomes.

You will manage a varied caseload, completing high-quality assessments and developing effective plans with families. Your responsibilities will include identifying strengths and areas of need, coordinating support, reviewing progress and taking appropriate action where risks escalate. You will work directly with children and young people to ensure their views, wishes and feelings inform planning and decision-making.

The role involves working collaboratively with families and professionals across education, health, early help, youth services, housing and safeguarding partners. You will contribute to multi-agency meetings, maintain accurate and timely records, and ensure that all interventions are proportionate, evidence-based and focused on improved outcomes. Where required, you will undertake statutory social work activity and contribute to child protection processes, care planning and legal proceedings.

You will be expected to build trusting relationships while maintaining professional curiosity and a clear focus on safeguarding. The successful candidate will be confident managing competing priorities, analysing complex information and making sound, defensible decisions. You should be able to communicate clearly in writing and verbally, prepare reports to a high standard and demonstrate a commitment to anti-discriminatory and strengths-based practice.

Applicants must hold a recognised social work qualification and current registration with Social Work England. Experience of working with children and families in a statutory or family support setting is desirable, together with knowledge of relevant legislation, safeguarding practice and assessment frameworks. A full driving licence and access to transport may be required for visiting families across the area.

In return, you will join a supportive, multi-disciplinary environment with opportunities for professional development, reflective supervision and ongoing learning. If you are committed to helping families achieve lasting change and ensuring children are safe, heard and supported, this could be the ideal next step in your social work career.