Qualified Social Worker - Children with Disabilities

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

Job summary

A leading agency is seeking passionate Qualified Social Workers to join a Children with Disabilities team in the South East. This role involves direct engagement with children and families, assessing their needs and ensuring the best outcomes. Successful candidates will have experience in child protection, strong communication skills, and a commitment to high-quality service delivery. Flexible working options available to help balance caseload and statutory responsibilities.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant support

Online registration process

Referral schemes and incentives

Ongoing compliance management

Prompt payroll

Qualifications

• Registered with Social Work England.
• Experienced in working with children and vulnerable families.
• Skilled in Court and Child Protection cases.

Responsibilities

• Manage and assess a caseload of children in need and protection.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams for the best outcomes.
• Develop individual care plans reflecting diversity and empowerment.

Skills

Assessment and Decision-making

Child Protection

Communication

Mediation

Relationship Building

Education

Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England

Job description

Qualified Social Worker

Children with Disabilities

Location: South East

Pay rate: £38 per hour

We are looking for experienced and passionate Qualified Social Workers to join a dedicated children with disabilities team. As part of this CWD team, you will handle Children in Need, Child Protection, and Proceedings cases. You will have a passion for making a difference to our children. This role includes flexible working – as long as you complete your visits and statutory requirements – you will have control over your own diary. Throughout all that you do, you will ensure that you uphold and champion best practice.

As part of this South East dedicated Fostering Team, you will work in a busy and supportive environment assessing and working with children and families, intervening where children need support to provide help at an earlier stage. Fostering work involves direct engagement with children and their families, partnering with agencies including the police and health to ensure the best outcomes with sustainable positive change. 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.

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’ll make assessments and decisions about 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 meet their needs.

You’ll be committed to ensuring positive and sustainable results 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 ensure they 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.
• Experienced in Court, Children in Need, and Child Protection cases.

• Supporting children and families involved in CIN and Child Protection planning, pre-proceedings, and court proceedings.

• Understanding factors impacting children, including abuse and neglect.

• Able to undertake Child & Family Assessments demonstrating effective analysis, decision-making, planning, and review.
• Capable of effective direct work with children and families.

• Creative, flexible, and forward-thinking approach.
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation and issues.
• Committed to continuous improvement to achieve the best outcomes for children.
• Excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
• Skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans.
• Dedicated to providing high-quality services.
• Experienced in working within multi-disciplinary, interagency teams.

In this role, you will:

• Use your skills, knowledge, and experience to assess risks and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed caseload.
• Employ specialist communication skills to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Devise individual care plans, considering diversity and promoting dignity and empowerment.

This is an agency post, and at Pertemps, we offer:

• A dedicated consultant with access to roles across the UK, available for support.
• An easy online registration process.
• Referral schemes and incentives.
• Ongoing compliance management.
• Prompt payroll and more.

This role is ideally located for those traveling from Blackburn, Fulwood, Rawtenstall, Blackpool, Morecambe, Darwin, Preston, Crosby, Chorley, Clitheroe, Oswaldtwistle, Burnley, Bootle, Lancaster, Middleton, Leigh, Ormskirk, Skelmersdale, Leyland, Accrington, Barrow, Wigan, St Helens, Liverpool, Birkenhead, Widnes, Warrington, Wirral, Huyton, Wallasey, Manchester, Rochdale, Oldham, Bolton, Altrincham, Cheadle, Stockport, Ashton-under-Lyne, Stretford, Bury, and surrounding areas.

We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If this role isn’t suitable, contact us for other opportunities including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Occupational Therapist, Children with Disabilities, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager, and Assistant Team Manager.

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