Social Worker - Looked After Children

Leaders in Care; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Reflective supervision

Job summary

Leaders in Care is partnering with a highly regarded South East England council to recruit an experienced Social Worker in Children in Care. You will lead long-term care planning, assess safeguarding concerns, and prepare high-quality reports, including for court proceedings, to promote stability and positive outcomes.

This role offers reflective supervision, a supportive management structure, and a flexible hybrid pattern with home-working encouraged.

Qualifications

• Qualified social worker registered with Social Work England.
• Experience handling Children in Care cases preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage a busy caseload.

Responsibilities

• Act as allocated social worker for children, young people, and UASC; lead long-term care planning.
• Assess and investigate safeguarding concerns, identifying risks and protective factors.
• Prepare high-quality reports, including for court proceedings, to support cases.
• Lead on specialist areas to support service improvement and reflect in supervision.

Skills

Social work

Case management

Safeguarding

Court reports

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

Regular reflective supervision | Work from home encouraged | Longstanding Senior Management | Manageable Caseload

Social Worker - Children in Care - Up to £48,932

We're partnered with a highly rated council in the South East of England, for an experienced practitioner to join their well established Children in Care service.

This is a great opportunity for the right candidate to join a tight-knit team with a highly supportive management structure who offer regular reflective supervision, ensuring you're given to the platform to do your best work.

We understand the importance of achieving a healthy work-life balance, especially when dealing with complex cases, with this council, working from home is very much encouraged, so you can expect to be in the office 1-1.5 days per week, and the rest from home.

Main duties:

• Act as allocated social worker for children, young people, and Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children, leading long-term care planning, promoting stability and positive outcomesAssess and investigate safeguarding concerns, identifying risks and protective factorsPrepare high-quality reports, including for court proceedingsSupport court processes and give evidence when requiredLead on specialist areas to support service improvementEngage in supervisionto reflect, develop, and maintain professional standards

We are looking for a social worker who thrives in a fast-paced setting and is eager to be a part of this council's journey in providing the highest level of care to its service users.

In recognition of your hard work, this council provides the freedom to manage your own schedule. This allows you to effectively allocate your time for maximum efficiency, both in your professional and personal life.

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