Social Worker - Leaving Care Team

Liquid Personnel; Chester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Social Worker for the Leaving Care Team in Cheshire West and Chester. The role involves supporting young people aged 15 to 25 in developing independent living skills, with responsibilities including case management and collaborating with professionals for child-centered care.

Benefits

Excellent supervision and manageable caseloads

Access to in-house training and development

Free parking in all localities

Twice weekly payroll and 'Faster Pay' service

Access to exclusive roles

'Refer a Friend' bonus

'Find your own job' bonus

Qualifications

• At least 2 years post-qualified experience required.
• Strong understanding of child protection and safeguarding.
• Experience in assessment and pathway planning with looked after children.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to children and families under care orders.
• Assist young people in developing resilience and independence.
• Manage a diverse and complex caseload effectively.

Skills

Communication

Decision-making

Resilience

Education

Qualified Social Worker

Job description

Job Title: Social Worker - Leaving Care Team
Location: Cheshire West and Chester
Pay Rate: £40

Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting for a Social Worker to join a Leaving Care Team based in Cheshire West and Chester.

About the job:

The organization is hiring social workers for the Leaving Care Team (Supporting Independence Team) within the permanency hub, working with young people aged 15 to 25 in Cheshire West and Chester. The role involves supporting looked after children through care and pathway planning to develop independent living skills. Candidates should live nearby, as regular office work is required. Accommodation or travel costs are not covered, and newly qualified social workers are not suitable.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Provide support to children, families, and connected persons under care orders
• Assist young people leaving care in developing resilience and independence
• Ensure child-centered decision-making processes
• Manage a diverse and complex caseload effectively
• Maintain a strong focus on safeguarding and child protection
• Collaborate with other professionals to achieve the best outcomes for children

Benefits:

• Excellent supervision and manageable caseloads
• Stable teams of experienced social workers and permanent established Team Managers
• Free parking in all our localities
• Access to all in-house training and development to support CPDR requirements:

• Qualified Social Worker with at least 2 years post-qualified experience
• Strong understanding of child protection and safeguarding
• Experience in assessment and pathway planning with looked after children
• Ability to manage a diverse and complex caseload
• Excellent communication and decision-making skills
• Commitment to child-centered practice
• Knowledge of DoLS and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (advantageous but not essential)

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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