Social Work jobs in United Kingdom

Salary: £39,152- £45,091 / Year
Job type: Permanent
Location: Southend-on-Sea

We are recruiting for a Social Worker within the Children Looked After team. This permanent role pays £39,152-£45,091 per annum with an additional one‑off payment of £7,500 after 3 years and 1 day of service.

You must have a full UK driving license and access to your own vehicle.

• Undertake timely assessments and analysis of need and risk, working with families and networks of professionals to create and deliver outcome‑focused plans.
• Ensure that children and young people and carers are aware of their rights and are enabled to participate meaningfully in planning, and in decision making including through the use of independent advocates if required.
• Provide support and intervention based on best evidence to meet individual child and family needs.
• Secure access to services, negotiating and challenging other professionals and organisations to provide the help required.
• Undertake effective direct work with individual children and families or foster or adoptive carers as part of an agreed plan.
• Where appropriate, chair professional and formal meetings in relation to service users, e.g. Child in Need meetings and core group meetings.
• Make effective use of supervision to enhance and reflect on own practice, seek advice on individual cases, develop personal resilience, and to promote continuous professional development.
• Contribute to team and unit duty rotas, ensuring that service users, professionals and other members of the public are dealt with appropriately and promptly.
• Attend and participate in team meetings to actively promote effective professional working relationships, to maintain up to date knowledge of organisational requirements and to share good practice.
• Participate in specific service development projects as agreed with the Team Manager including the development of effective working relationships with a wide range of internal and external partners and stakeholders. Where appropriate, this will include representing the team or wider service in meetings and other forums.
• Maintain and extend professional knowledge and skills via continuous professional development, reflective practice, team events, attendance at relevant training, and through working towards formal post‑qualifying learning opportunities as appropriate.
• Maintain knowledge of relevant research, government guidance, legislation and best practice in relation to childcare and the specialist service area to which appointed.
• Current case load is between 16-18.

• 1 year experience within UK
• Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you)
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• SWE Registered
• Degree in Social Work
• Full UK driving licence + access to your own vehicle.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Free onsite parking and opportunities for role progression and training for both permanent and temporary staff. Competitive pay exceeds most surrounding areas.

OFSTED rating 2024 – GOOD.

Ackerman Pierce has over 15 years of recruiting experience in the social work sector. We offer a unique experience within the recruitment industry where you have your own personal consultant, a DBS and compliance service with a quick and easy registration process.

To discuss the vacancy further, or any other opportunities we have in Essex, contact Dan Mulvey or email us with your updated CV.