Senior Social Worker - Locality Child Protection Leader

Remedy Social Work; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus - up to £250 per person

Double payrolls each week

Top tier supplier across London

Job summary

Yorkshire Collab - Wakefield is seeking a Senior Social Worker to join the Locality Child Protection team. The role involves managing high-complexity caseloads, assessing needs and risks for children and families, and contributing to safeguarding work and court processes.

You will supervise students and provide guidance to newly qualified social workers, while helping shape future services within the team and contributing to policy development.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of higher-complexity cases in the Locality Child Protection team.
• Conduct assessments of needs and risk for children, young people and families.
• Maintain and update case notes and records; write reports as required.
• Provide evidence in court in relation to care or other proceedings.

Job description

Yorkshire Collab - Wakefield is seeking a Senior Social Worker to join the Locality Child Protection team. The role involves managing high-complexity caseloads, assessing needs and risks for children and families, and contributing to safeguarding work and court processes.

You will supervise students and provide guidance to newly qualified social workers, while helping shape future services within the team and contributing to policy development.