Social Worker - Child Protection

Quid, Inc.; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Faster Pay

Free DBS

Exclusive roles access

Dedicated consultant

Refer a Friend bonus

Find your own job bonus

Job summary

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Child Protection Social Worker to join its Children’s Services team in the UK. You will manage a caseload of children and families, undertake statutory assessments and safeguarding activities to keep children safe.

You will work closely with children, parents, carers and partner agencies to ensure children's voices are heard, risks are managed, and positive outcomes are achieved through evidence-based practice and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Social Work England registration.
• Eligible to work in the UK.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.
• Post-qualified experience.
• Degree level or equivalent in Social Work.
• 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.”

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of complex child protection cases.
• Undertake assessments, safeguarding enquiries and statutory visits.
• Identify and assess risks to children and implement interventions.
• Prepare reports and contribute to child protection conferences and reviews.
• Work collaboratively with families and multi-agency professionals.
• Maintain accurate case records and meet statutory timescales.
• Promote child-centred, strengths-based social work practice.
• Ensure children’s safety, welfare and best interests remain the priority.

Skills

Driving licence

Post-qualified experience

UK work eligibility

Education

Degree level or equivalent in Social Work

Job description

Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Child Protection Social Worker to join its Children’s Services team. The role involves managing a caseload of children and families, undertaking statutory assessments and child protection enquiries, completing visits, assessing risk, and developing effective safeguarding plans.

The successful candidate will work closely with children, parents, carers and partner agencies to ensure children’s voices are heard, risks are appropriately managed, and positive outcomes are achieved.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Manage a caseload of complex child protection cases.
• Undertake assessments, safeguarding enquiries and statutory visits.
• Identify and assess risks to children and implement appropriate interventions.
• Prepare reports and contribute to child protection conferences and reviews.
• Work collaboratively with families and multi-agency professionals.
• Maintain accurate case records and meet statutory timescales.
• Promote child-centred, strengths-based social work practice.
• Ensure children’s safety, welfare and best interests remain the priority.

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have,

• Social Work England registration
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Hold a full UK driving licence
• Post-qualified experience
• Degree level or equivalent in Social Work
• 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.