Qualified Social Worker - Childrens

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

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Qualified Social Worker for a Children's Services role in Lancashire. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Family Safeguarding and Child Protection alongside the ability to work effectively within a multi-disciplinary team. This role aims to ensure high-quality services and positive outcomes for children and families. The pay rate is £39 per hour, with a full-time commitment required.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant

Ongoing compliance support

Reliable payroll

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• 4+ years qualified experience.
• Creative, flexible, and forward-thinking in approach.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments of risks and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed caseload.
• Devise individual care plans promoting dignity and empowerment.

Skills

Family Safeguarding

Child Protection

Court proceedings

Excellent communication skills

Mediation and negotiation skills

Education

SW, CSS, DipSW, or a Social Work Degree

Job description

Qualified Social Worker

Children's Services

Location: North West

Pay rate: £39 per hour

Are you an experienced and passionate Social Worker looking for career progression? Pertemps Professional Recruitment is currently seeking a dedicated Social Worker to work full-time within Children's Services in a Lancashire Authority. The ideal candidate will possess highly developed specialist knowledge of social work practice in Family Safeguarding, Child Protection, and Court proceedings, and be registered with Social Work England. Throughout your work, you will uphold and champion best practices.

Working in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, informed by the values and principles of social care, 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 the most 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 ensure services meet identified needs.

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

Ideal candidate will be:

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England.
• Possess SW, CSS, DipSW, or a Social Work Degree; creative, flexible, and forward-thinking in approach.
• Experience working in a Social Services Directorate or other statutory or voluntary agency.
• Constantly striving for continuous improvement to provide the best outcomes for individuals and families.
• Able to use excellent mediation and negotiation skills on behalf of service users.
• Experience working with a range of client groups within an agency.
• Highly skilled at building meaningful relationships with children and families to engage them in assessments and plans.
• Committed to providing high-quality services to users.
• Experienced in working within a multi-disciplinary, interagency environment.
• Knowledge of legislation related to general social work practice.
• 4+ years qualified experience.

In this role, you will:

• Use your skills, knowledge, and experience to conduct comprehensive assessments of risks, protection, and social care needs.
• Manage an agreed caseload.
• Utilize 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 facilitate development.

This is an agency post, and Pertemps offers:

• A dedicated consultant with access to roles across the UK.
• Easy registration process, referral schemes, incentives, ongoing compliance support, reliable 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 Lyme, Stretford, Bury, and more.

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, Safeguarding, Duty & Assessment, Children in Need, Child Protection, and more.

Not currently looking? We offer generous referral bonuses—please pass this on to colleagues or friends who may be interested. Contact us for more information.