Senior Social Worker

Remedy Social Work; Stowmarket; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Suffolk County Council is seeking a senior social worker to join their Social Care Team. You will manage a complex caseload, deliver targeted interventions, and coordinate with partner agencies to safeguard children and families.

You will lead Section 47 investigations and work within a traffic-light framework to ensure timely, high-quality outcomes. The role offers hybrid working with a requirement for office presence on most weeks, and a strong emphasis on reflective practice and professional

Qualifications

• Experience handling a complex social work caseload.
• Ability to conduct risk and needs assessments and design interventions.
• Experience providing supervision, support and development to colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Manage a complex caseload (currently averaging 40 cases).
• Make autonomous professional decisions with managerial oversight when required.
• Plan and deliver targeted interventions to reduce risk for children and families.
• Liaise with partner agencies to coordinate support, services and resources for children and families.
• Lead Section 47 (child protection) investigations and ensure timely enquiries.

Skills

Complex caseload management

Risk assessments

Multi-agency liaison

Report writing

Job description

Our client Suffolk County Council is looking for a senior social worker to join their Social Care Team.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a complex social work caseload (currently averaging 40 cases)
• Make and implement autonomous professional decisions on cases involving high levels of complexity, risk, uncertainty, and challenge, with managerial oversight where required.
• Plan and deliver targeted interventions to meet identified needs and reduce risk for children and families.
• Liaise effectively with partner agencies to coordinate support, services, and resources for children and their families.
• Lead and conduct Section 47 (child protection) investigations to ensure thorough and timely enquiries where significant harm is suspected.Key Experience

Key Experience

• Experience managing a complex caseload, delivering effective social work practice with children and their families.
• Proven ability to complete complex assessments of risk and need, and to design and implement interventions that achieve the best possible outcomes for children and families.
• Experience supervising, supporting, and developing colleagues, contributing to strong and reflective practice within the team.
• Skilled in producing accurate, analytical, and evidence-based reports, and confident in presenting complex and sensitive information across a range of settings, including multi-agency meetings and legal forums.Working Arrangements

Working Arrangements

• Condensed hours over 4 days are acceptable.
• Hybrid Working: Yes - requires 3 days per week office-based.
• Location: 127 Ipswich Street, Stowmarket.*Terms & Conditions apply

You will be required to fully register with Remedy for all locum positions.

Remedy Social Care is a APSCo Standard agency and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the vulnerable. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS. Our objective is to be an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone with suitable skills and ability regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, religion or belief. All applications will be accepted and reviewed solely on merit