Social Worker – Children & Families Help Protection

Liquid Personnel; St Helens; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Liquid Personnel is seeking experienced Social Workers for a vital role in the Children and Families Help Protection sector in St Helens. Join a supportive team, manage complex cases, and make a difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families while enjoying competitive compensation and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible hybrid working arrangements

Weekly payroll and dedicated consultant support

Access to exclusive roles and CPD opportunities

Free DBS and compliance service

Faster Pay service

Refer a Friend bonus

Find your own job bonus

Qualifications

• Proven experience in statutory children’s services.
• Confident in managing complex cases.
• Experience within court proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Join a supportive team of social workers focusing on statutory social work.
• Involve handling cases like Children in Need and Child Protection.
• Cover all aspects of statutory duties, including Care Proceedings.

Skills

Assessment

Communication

Report-writing

Education

Social Work England registration

Job description

Job Title: Social Worker – Children & Families Help ProtectionLocation: St Helens(Hybrid)
Pay Rate: £46 per hour

Job Description:

Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting experienced and passionate Children and Families Social Workers who are seeking their next locum opportunity. Our client in St Helens is looking for a skilled professional to join their Family Help and Protection Team, where your work will play a vital role in shaping the futures of vulnerable children and families.

What will your responsibilities be?

You’ll join a supportive team of six social workers, led by anAssistant Team ManagerandTeam Managerwho are committed to reflective supervision and manageable caseloads. This role covers the full spectrum of statutory social work, including:

• Children in Need (CIN)
• Child Protection (CP)
• Pre-Proceedings (PLO)
• Care Proceedings through to Final Hearing

Benefits:

• Competitive $46/hour locum rate
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements
• Weekly payroll and dedicated consultant support
• Access to exclusive roles and CPD opportunities

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have,

• Qualified Social Worker withSocial Work England registration
• Proven experience in statutory children’s services, especially withincourt proceedings
• Confident in managing complex cases and working within legal frameworks
• Strong assessment, communication and report-writing skills

Why Liquid Personnel?

• 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.

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