Qualified Social Worker - CLA

TN United Kingdom; Middlesbrough; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading agency seeks a Qualified Social Worker for the Children Looked After Team in Middlesbrough. The role involves assessing and supporting vulnerable families, ensuring positive outcomes for children. Applicants should have a passion for child welfare, strong communication skills, and experience in social work. This position offers a supportive team environment and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Dedicated consultant for support

Easy registration process

Referral schemes

Ongoing compliance management

Reliable payroll

Qualifications

• 4+ years qualified experience required.
• Knowledgeable of Child Protection legislation.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Communication

Mediation

Negotiation

Creativity

Flexibility

Education

Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England

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Qualified Social Worker - CLA, Middlesbrough

Location: Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference:

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Posted:

14.05.2025

Expiry Date:

28.06.2025

Job Description:

Qualified Social Worker
Children Looked After

Location: North East

Pay rate: £38 per hour

We are looking for experienced and passionate Qualified Social Workers to join the Children Looked After Team. As part of the Children Looked After Team for a local authority in the North East, you will work in a busy and supportive team assessing and working with service users and families, intervening where support is needed to provide earlier help. You will work in accordance with social care legislation and local government requirements, supporting the delivery of person-centered, 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 ensure services meet needs.

You will be committed to ensuring positive and sustainable outcomes of 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 to be as efficient 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 understanding of 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 service users.
• Experienced in working in a multi-disciplinary, interagency basis.
• 4+ years qualified.

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.
• Use 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 assist their development.

This is an agency post, and Pertemps can offer you:

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

This role is ideally located for those traveling from Redcar, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Guisborough, Brotton, Eston, Skelton, Loftus, Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Durham, Hartlepool, Scarborough, Hambleton, Stockton-on-Tees, Darlington, Whitby, Sunderland, and Newcastle.

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 pass this on to colleagues or friends who may be interested!