Social Worker | Children with Disabilities

Leaders in Care; Knowsley; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Working

Work from Home Encouraged

Supportive Management

6 month rolling contract

Job summary

Leaders in Care is seeking a qualified Social Worker in Merseyside to support care-experienced children in long-term arrangements. You will manage care proceedings following the first hearing, including writing statements and progress plans.

The role offers flexible working and home-working alongside a supportive team in a statutory setting; you must be registered with Social Work England to apply. This is a 6-month rolling contract with safeguarding and reunification goals in residential or

Qualifications

• Experience across court work: writing statements, plans and progress reunification plans, adoption.
• Direct work with children in long-term care and care proceedings.

Responsibilities

• Work with children in long-term care arrangements and manage care proceedings after the first hearing.
• Support a Merseyside team covering care-experienced children in residential or care settings.

Skills

Direct work with children

Education

Social work qualification and Social Work England registration

Job description

Flexible Working | Working from home encouraged | Supportive Management | 6 month rolling contract

If you enjoy direct work with children this role is ideal for you!

Over in Merseyside there's a team that covers and supports Care Experienced Children - a team dedicated to best outcomes for children within care whether that's residential or within care settings.

You will be working with children who are in long term care arrangements, managing care proceedings following the first hearing, meaning you will need experience of doing a variety of court work, including writing statements and plans and progress reunification plans, adoption etc

So what are the benefits for you?

We understand the importance of work-life balance therefore alongside dealing with complex cases, working from home is encouraged, you will be working with a fast paced team however these authorities allow you to work around a personal schedule!

Alongside this you will be getting a quality of service with Leaders in Care offering weekly check ins to make sure the role is exactly what is offered to you, even check google to show that we offer a 5* service.

As this is a statutory role, you do require a social work qualification & registration to Social Work England