Senior Social Worker – Contextual Safeguarding for Youth

Lewisham; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Local Government Pension scheme

Flexible working

Season ticket loan

Bicycle loan

Staff discounts

Supportive staff networks

Job summary

Lewisham Council is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker for the Risk Outside the Home (ROTH) Team, focusing on safeguarding adolescents and tackling extra-familial harm. You will manage a caseload, lead assessments, and work with police, education, health and youth justice partners to keep young people safe.

You will join a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive service that values professional challenge, robust safety planning, and ongoing training and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with at least 3 years post-qualification experience.
• Registration with Social Work England.
• Strong understanding of adolescent development and contextual safeguarding.
• Experience with exploitation, serious youth violence, contextual safeguarding and trauma-informed practice.
• Excellent communication, analysis and risk assessment skills.
• Experience in multi-agency working and professional challenge.
• Commitment to anti-oppressive practice and young person-centred approaches.
• DBS enhanced disclosure required.

Responsibilities

• Holding and managing a caseload of adolescent safeguarding cases.
• Leading on assessments, interventions and planning for young people experiencing extra-familial harm.
• Building trauma-informed relationships with young people and families.
• Chairing and contributing to multi-agency meetings and professional networks.
• Working with police, education, health, youth justice and community partners.
• Developing contextual safeguarding practice across the service.
• Ensuring timely recording, assessment, and statutory interventions.
• Delivering robust safety planning with multi-agency partners.

Skills

Caseload management

Adolescent safeguarding

Risk assessment

Multi-agency working

Trauma-informed practice

Communication skills

Anti-oppressive practice

Job description

Lewisham Council is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker for the Risk Outside the Home (ROTH) Team, focusing on safeguarding adolescents and tackling extra-familial harm. You will manage a caseload, lead assessments, and work with police, education, health and youth justice partners to keep young people safe.

You will join a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive service that values professional challenge, robust safety planning, and ongoing training and development opportunities.