Social Worker – Children’s Safeguarding Team – Swansea

Liquid Personnel; Swansea; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Social Worker for their Children’s Safeguarding team in Swansea. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of children and families, working on complex cases that require a deep understanding of child protection processes. The ideal candidate will be organized and resilient, capable of balancing multiple priorities while championing practice improvements. Join a supportive environment where your expertise will be valued, and enjoy a range of benefits that enhance your professional journey.

Benefits

Faster Pay service

Twice weekly payroll

Free DBS and compliance service

Access to exclusive roles

Free access to social work training

Dedicated consultant

Wide selection of positions

Refer a Friend bonus

Find your own job bonus

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Child Protection and CIN plans.
• Expertise in assessing and managing risk in complex cases.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing interventions in Child Protection plans.
• Identifying when further intervention is required to protect children.

Skills

Child Protection

Risk Assessment

Case Management

Organizational Skills

Resilience

Education

Registered with Social Work Wales

Job description

Job Title: Social Worker – Children’s Safeguarding Team – Swansea
Location: Swansea
Pay Rate: £38.43/per hour

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced children social worker to join their esteemed client. This exceptional opportunity is for a Social Worker to join the long-term Children’s Safeguarding team. The ideal candidate will be a professional with a passion for working with children and families, and possess expertise in identifying and managing child protection concerns or addressing ongoing issues. This challenging and rewarding role involves working with complex cases, including high-end Children in Need (CIN) and child protection cases, as well as managing cases that may progress to care proceedings, requiring a solid understanding of the relevant processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing measurable, timely interventions in Child Protection/CIN plans.
• Identifying when further intervention is required to protect children within your caseload and taking appropriate action.
• Championing practice improvement, actively participating in process, procedure, policy, and strategy development.
• Managing and assessing risk, leveraging technical authority and deep expertise in social care practice.
• Supporting and mentoring others while maintaining credibility and hands-on experience in complex cases.

Who We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate will:

• Be registered with Social Work Wales.
• Possess significant experience in progressing Child Protection and CIN plans.
• Demonstrate expertise in assessing and managing risk in complex cases.
• Be organized, resilient, and adept at balancing multiple priorities while maintaining a focus on the best outcomes for children.
• Ideally, be a driver with access to a car and eligible to reside and work in the UK.

This role offers the chance to make a real difference in the lives of children and families while working in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Why Liquid Personnel?

• New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly.
• Twice weekly payroll.
• Free DBS and compliance service.
• 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.

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.