Social Worker (HAY BD B)

Nations Recruitment; Mansfield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a qualified social worker for a child protection team in Mansfield. The role requires experience in assessments and plans for children at risk, along with strong administrative skills. Applicants must have a formal social work qualification, a clean driving license, and access to a vehicle. A hybrid working model with a minimum of 3 days in the office is in place, with a starting salary of £20.29 per hour.

Qualifications

• Experience working in child protection and children in need teams.
• Ability to write comprehensive assessments and plans.
• Clean driving license and access to own vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Work as a social worker responsible for child protection.
• Prepare initial court paperwork for care proceedings.
• Record case records accurately on children's files.

Skills

Child protection experience

Writing child and parenting assessments

Robust planning for child protection

Timeliness and reliability

Excellent administration skills

Education

Formal social work qualification

Job description

Job Category: Social Care Qualified

Job location: Meadow House, Littleworth, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG182TB

Nottinghamshire County Council

Hours per week: 37

Start date: Immediate start

Salary: £20.29 per hour

Hybrid role, minimum of 3 days in the office. Hours: Monday‑Thursday 8:30am‑5pm and Friday 8:30am‑4:30pm. Family Support and Safeguarding team, based at Meadow House in Mansfield. Successful applicant must be a car driver and have access to their own vehicle.

Job description

You will be working in a child protection and child in need team, as a social worker responsible for children who are subject to child protection and child in need plans. You must have experience of writing child and parenting assessments, social work evidence templates and robust child in need and child protection plans. You will have experience of working with domestic abuse, sexual abuse, harmful sexual behaviour, parental mental health, parents alcohol and substance misuse and contextual safeguarding, such as child criminal and child sexual exploitation. We do have a separate looked‑after and court team but you would be responsible for initial court paperwork to initiate care proceedings or pre‑proceedings processes and may have some looked‑after children subject to s.20 or ICO's until transfer.

You will be hard working, reliable, timely, adhere to strict deadlines and have excellent administration skills, including recording case records on children's files.

You will have a formal social work qualification, a clean driving licence and access to your own vehicle (with business insurance cover).