Senior Social Worker

CGL; Huddersfield, Dewsbury; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working opportunities

Job summary

Change Grow Live (CGL) seeks a Senior Social Worker for maternity cover in Kirklees. You will join the senior leadership team, oversee Social Work and Families & Safeguarding, and drive strategic practice across safeguarding, professional development and service development.

Lead a multidisciplinary team, partner with health, social care and criminal justice, and shape safer futures for children, families and adults through collaborative, values-led leadership.

Qualifications

• Qualified Senior Social Worker and Practice Educator.
• Strong professional credibility and collaborative leadership style.
• Experience influencing safeguarding practice, professional development and service improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop an established team of Social Workers, Family Practitioners, Apprentices and Students.
• Drive excellence in safeguarding practice and complex decision-making.
• Influence strategic partnerships across Kirklees and the wider system.
• Champion reflective practice, coaching and professional development.
• Shape the future direction of services that change lives every day.

Skills

Leadership

Safeguarding

Strategic influence

Coaching

Job description

Senior Social Worker (Maternity Cover) | Kirklees

37.5 Hours per Week | Fixed-Term Contract to December 2027

Inspire Excellence. Champion Safeguarding. Shape What's Next.

Are you an experienced Social Work leader looking for an opportunity to influence practice beyond casework and make a lasting impact across a whole service?

At Change Grow Live, we're looking for an exceptional Senior Social Worker to join our senior leadership team in Kirklees on a maternity cover basis.

This is a unique opportunity to lead our Social Work and Families & Safeguarding offer, providing strategic leadership across safeguarding, professional practice and service development. You'll work alongside talented colleagues, build strong partnerships across health, social care and criminal justice, and help create the conditions for children, families and adults to thrive.

• Lead and develop an established team of Social Workers, Family Practitioners, Apprentices and Students
• Drive excellence in safeguarding practice and complex decision-making
• Influence strategic partnerships across Kirklees and the wider system
• Champion reflective practice, coaching and professional development
• Shape the future direction of services that change lives every day

We're looking for a qualified Senior Social Worker and Practice Educator who combines strong professional credibility with a collaborative, values-led leadership style. If you're passionate about developing others, improving outcomes and creating sustainable change, we'd love to hear from you.

Why Join Us?

• Quarterly National Social Work Forums
• Dedicated learning and development time every month
• Access to external training, qualifications and post-qualifying awards
• Hybrid working opportunities
• Strong wellbeing offer, including dedicated wellbeing time
• The chance to influence safeguarding and Social Work practice at a strategic level

This is more than a leadership role. It's an opportunity to help shape safer futures, stronger communities and better outcomes for the people we support.

Location: Huddersfield & Dewsbury, Kirklees

Contract: Fixed-Term (Maternity Cover) until December 2027