Social Worker | Corporate Parenting

Leaders in Care; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Corporate Parenting Social Worker to join their dedicated team in East England. This role is pivotal in supporting children in care, ensuring their welfare and stability while managing a caseload of looked-after children. You will collaborate with young people, foster carers, and partner agencies, focusing on high-quality care planning and permanency outcomes. The organization promotes a flexible working environment, allowing you to balance work and personal life while making a significant impact on the lives of children and young people. If you're passionate about social work and want to contribute to meaningful change, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Loyalty Bonus

Training Encouraged

Flexibility Encouraged

Immediate Start

Supportive Management

Qualifications

• Must have a Social Work qualification and full registration to Social Care England.
• Experience in managing caseloads of looked-after children is essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of looked-after children to ensure their needs are met.
• Work closely with multi-agency teams to provide stability and positive outcomes.

Skills

Social Work

Care Planning

Assessment

Multi-agency Collaboration

Education

Social Work Qualification

Job description

Loyalty Bonus (Contact for more detail) | Training encouraged | Flexibility Encouraged | Immediate Start

Leaders In Care have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Corporate Parenting Social Worker to join a dedicated team in the East of England on a locum basis. This role focuses on supporting children in care, ensuring their welfare, stability, and long-term success.

You will work with young people, foster carers, and partner agencies to deliver high-quality care planning and permanency outcomes in line with statutory requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage a caseload of looked-after children, ensuring their needs are met.
• Undertake assessments, care planning, and reviews in line with legislation.
• Work closely with multi-agency teams to provide stability and positive outcomes for children and young people.
• Support transitions into fostering, adoption, or independent living.
• Ensure the voice of the child is central to decision-making.

Benefits:

• Flexibility on rate: You will have strong flexibility on the rate which is up for discussion.
• Flexibility: Work from anywhere, they encourage flexibility; however, you still need to be flexible to come into the office.
• Supportive Management: The authority has long-standing staff meaning they are supported and enjoy the culture/ethos of the authority.
• Quality service from Leaders In Care: 570 5* reviews don't lie.
• Quick process: They want someone quickly to start.

This is a well-rated council that offers flexible working to help balance work and personal life. This role is a great opportunity to establish and develop your skill set by being around supportive social workers and truly making a huge difference to people's lives.

As this is a statutory role, you are required to have a Social Work qualification and full registration to Social Care England.

For more information on how Leaders in Care can support you, call Nathan on 07401281738 or email [e-mail].