Qualified Social Worker |Children Looked After Team | Swindon | £42ph

Tripod Partners; Swindon; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dedicated consultant

Wide variety of social work jobs

Prompt payroll

Free DBS and compliance service

£500 referral fee

Job summary

Tripod Partners seeks a Qualified Social Worker to join the Children Looked After Team in Swindon, delivering high-quality support for looked after children and care leavers.

You will manage caseloads, conduct assessments, draft care plans, and attend statutory visits, ensuring safeguarding and best interests are upheld. This is a temporary, full-time position with a dedicated recruitment consultant.

Qualifications

• Recognised Social Work qualification required.
• Current Social Work England registration must be held.
• Experience with Looked After Children is preferred.
• Strong assessment, report-writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of Looked After Children.
• Complete assessments, care plans and statutory visits.
• Safeguard children and promote welfare and best interests.
• Collaborate with foster carers, families and partner agencies.
• Attend reviews and contribute to care proceedings as required.
• Support children to achieve positive long-term outcomes.

Skills

Assessment skills

Report writing

Communication skills

Education

Recognised Social Work qualification

Social Work England registration

Job description

Qualified Social Worker needed for our Children Looked After Team in Swindon, paying £42ph!

• Job Title: Qualified Social Worker
• Location: Swindon
• Pay Rate: £42 per hour
• Contract: Temporary (Full-Time Hours)

About the Role:

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Qualified Social Worker to join a team supporting Looked After Children (LAC) and ensuring positive outcomes for children and young people.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a caseload of Looked After Children.
• Complete assessments, care plans, and statutory visits.
• Safeguard children and promote their welfare and best interests.
• Work collaboratively with foster carers, families, and partner agencies.
• Attend reviews, contribute to care proceedings where required, and ensure statutory requirements are met.
• Support children and young people to achieve positive long-term outcomes.

Requirements:

• Recognised Social Work qualification.
• Current Social Work England registration.
• Previous experience working with Looked After Children.
• Strong assessment, report-writing, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage a caseload effectively and work within statutory frameworks.

Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:

• Your own dedicated specialist consultant
• Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organizations throughout the UK
• Prompt and reliable payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• £500 referral fee