Qualified Social Worker: Children Looked After

Pertemps; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agency is seeking experienced Qualified Social Workers for the Children Looked After Team in West Yorkshire. The role involves assessing and supporting children and families, ensuring positive outcomes through effective interventions. Ideal candidates will have a passion for helping vulnerable groups and possess strong communication skills.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant for support

Easy registration process

Referral schemes and incentives

Ongoing compliance management

Prompt payroll

Qualifications

• 4+ years of qualified experience.
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation.
• Experienced in working with children and families.

Responsibilities

• Make comprehensive assessments of risks and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed caseload.
• Devise individual care plans considering diversity.

Skills

Communication

Mediation

Negotiation

Creativity

Flexibility

Education

Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England

Job description

Qualified Social Worker: Children Looked After

Location: West Yorkshire

Pay rate: £35 per hour

We are looking for experienced and passionate Qualified Social Workers to join a dedicated Children Looked After Team. As part of the Children Looked After Team for a local authority in West Yorkshire, you will work in a busy and supportive environment, assessing and working with children and families, intervening where children need support to provide earlier help. You will work in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, guided by the values and principles of social care; supporting the delivery of person-centred, safe, and effective social care services. Using your professional knowledge and experience, you will make assessments and decisions about the most appropriate interventions. Applying your significant Social Work experience and excellent communication skills, you’ll establish and maintain relationships with service users and other agencies to ensure services meet their needs.

You’ll be committed to ensuring positive and sustainable outcomes from your interventions. Using best practices, you’ll strive to provide the best outcomes for children. Most importantly, you’ll have a passion for supporting children and their families to thrive and flourish. Our priority is to protect the most vulnerable and to operate as efficiently as possible.

Perfect candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experienced in working with children and families, including vulnerable groups.
• Creative, flexible, and forward-thinking in approach.
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and child protection issues.
• Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for children.
• Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
• Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans.
• Committed to providing high-quality services to our users.
• Experienced in working within a multi-disciplinary, interagency environment.
• 4+ years of qualified experience.

In this role you will:

• Use your skills, knowledge, and experience to make comprehensive assessments of risks, protection, and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed caseload.
• Employ specialist communication skills to achieve optimal outcomes for service users.
• Devise individual care plans, considering diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.
• Offer advice and support to unqualified staff and students to aid their development.

This is an agency post, and Pertemps offers you:

• A dedicated consultant with access to roles across the UK, available for support.
• Easy registration process, referral schemes, incentives, ongoing compliance management, prompt payroll, and more.

This role is ideally located for those traveling from Oldham, Trafford, Ashton-under-Lyne, Macclesfield, Bury, Altrincham, Bolton, Preston, Blackpool, Lancaster, Middleton, Urmston, Huddersfield, Irlam, Stretford, Eccles, Salford, Rochdale, Stockport, Harpurhey, Longsight, Chester, Warrington, Runcorn, Bradford, Wirral, Liverpool, Leeds, York, Wakefield, Manchester, Normanton, Pontefract, Keighley, Shipley, Batley, Bingley, Otley, Halifax, Burnley, Sheffield, Oldham, Preston, Rotherham, and Doncaster.

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

Not looking right now? We also offer generous referral bonuses—please share this opportunity with colleagues or friends who may be interested!