Senior Social Worker

Liquidpersonnel; Croydon; Hybrid; GBP 73,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Senior Social Worker to join its client in Croydon for a long-term safeguarding role.

You will manage a varied caseload, work with children subject to Child in Need and Child Protection plans, undertake Section 47 enquiries, and progress care proceedings where required, delivering high-quality assessments, reports and care plans to safeguard children and families. Hybrid working is available.

Qualifications

• Social Work England registration.
• Degree level qualification in Social Work or equivalent.
• Post-qualified experience within Children's Services.
• Experience managing complex safeguarding caseloads.
• Strong assessment, analytical, and court report writing skills.
• Ability to travel for home visits across the borough and occasionally out of area.
• Enhanced DBS clearance.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload of children and families within a long-term safeguarding team.
• Work with children subject to Child in Need and Child Protection plans.
• Undertake Section 47 investigations and risk assessments.
• Progress care proceedings and prepare court reports.
• Complete high-quality assessments, reports and care plans.
• Build effective relationships with children, families and partner agencies.
• Provide guidance and support on complex cases within the team.
• Deliver interventions that promote safety, stability and positive outcomes.

Skills

Caseload management

Assessment skills

Court report writing

Intervention planning

Travel for home visits

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work or equivalent

Job description

Liquid Personnel is recruiting Senior Social Worker to join its client at Croydon.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a long-term safeguarding team, working with children and families to deliver positive outcomes through effective assessment, intervention, and care planning. You'll manage a varied and rewarding caseload, working with children subject to Child in Need and Child Protection plans, undertaking Section 47 enquiries, and progressing care proceedings where required.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Managing a complex caseload of children and families within a long-term safeguarding team.
• Working with children subject to Child in Need and Child Protection plans.
• Undertaking Section 47 investigations and risk assessments.
• Progressing care proceedings and preparing court reports.
• Completing high-quality assessments, reports, and care plans.
• Building effective relationships with children, families, and partner agencies.
• Providing guidance and support on complex cases within the team.
• Delivering purposeful interventions that promote safety, stability, and positive outcomes for children and young people.

Additional Information:

• Rate:£39.04 per hour
• Contract:Initial 3 months with potential extension
• Hours:36 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
• Caseload:18-23 cases
• Working Pattern:Hybrid working available

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have,

• Social Work England registration.
• Degree level qualification in Social Work or equivalent.
• Post-qualified experience within Children's Services.
• Experience managing complex safeguarding caseloads.
• Strong assessment, analytical, and court report writing skills.
• Ability to travel for home visits across the borough and occasionally out of area.
• Enhanced DBS clearance.

Why Liquid Personnel?

• Free DBS and compliance service
• Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
• Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
• “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
• “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.