Qualified Social Worker - Child Protection

Pertemps; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Qualified Social Worker to join a Child Protection Team in Cumbria. The ideal candidate will have at least 4 years of experience and strong Child Protection skills. Responsibilities include assessing risks, managing caseloads, and developing care plans. Flexible working arrangements are available. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in children’s lives.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant

Easy registration

Referral schemes and incentives

Ongoing compliance management

Prompt payroll

Qualifications

• Registered Qualified Social Worker with Social Work England.
• Minimum 4 years of qualified experience.
• Knowledge of legislation relating to social work.

Responsibilities

• Assess risks and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed caseload.
• Develop individual care plans.

Skills

Child Protection experience

Excellent communication skills

Mediation and negotiation skills

Experience with a range of client groups

Education

SW, CSS, DipSW, or Social Work Degree

Job description

Qualified Social Worker

Child Protection

Location: Cumbria

Pay rate: £45 per hour

Pertemps Profession Recruitment is seeking experienced and passionate Qualified Social Workers to join a dedicated Child Protection Team. As part of this Authority’s Child Protection Service, you will join a busy and supportive team that assesses and works with vulnerable children and their families to intervene where children need support. The role involves providing help at an earlier stage to vulnerable children.

It is essential that candidates have Child Protection and Court experience. The service maintains strong links with our Integrated Prevention and Earliest Help colleagues to promote community support when social care involvement is no longer necessary. Successful candidates must be able to attend the locality for 3 days in the area, 2 days working from home, with a 5-day week every 5 weeks where you are required to be in the office daily for a duty week.

Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, you will support the delivery of person-centred, safe, and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience, you will make assessments and decisions about appropriate interventions. Applying your significant Social Work experience and excellent communication skills, you will establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to meet identified needs.

You will be committed to ensuring positive and sustainable outcomes for your interventions. Using best practices, you will strive to provide the best outcomes for children, supporting their ability to thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and work efficiently.

Ideal candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England
• SW, CSS, DipSW, or Social Work Degree; creative, flexible, and forward-thinking
• Experience working in a Social Services Directorate or other statutory or voluntary agency
• Committed to continuous improvement for the best outcomes
• Excellent mediation and negotiation skills
• Experience working with a range of client groups within an agency
• Skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families
• Committed to high-quality service provision
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency environment
• Knowledge of legislation relating to social work
• 4+ years qualified experience

In this role, you will:

• Assess risks, protection, and social care needs
• Manage an agreed caseload
• Use specialist communication skills to achieve outcomes
• Develop individual care plans respecting diversity and promoting dignity
• Support and advise unqualified staff and students

This is an agency post, and Pertemps offers:

• Dedicated consultant with access to roles across the UK
• Easy registration, referral schemes, incentives
• Ongoing compliance management
• Prompt payroll and more

This role is ideally suited for those traveling from Preston, Fulwood, Blackpool, Carlisle, Lancaster, Morecambe, Fleetwood, Garstang, Keswick, Coniston, Penrith, Grasmere, Windermere, Kendal, Cockermouth, Brampton, Whitehaven, Kirkby Lonsdale, Dalton in Furness, Barrow-in-Furness, Windermere, Penrith, Workington, Carlisle.

We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If this role isn’t suitable, contact us for other opportunities including IRO, BIA, MASH, Children Looked After, Localities, Children in Need, Child Protection, Support and Protect, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager, and Assistant Team Manager.

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