Senior Practitioner - Children’s Disability Team - Durham

Liquidpersonnel; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 47,101 - 67,084; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Faster Pay service

Twice weekly payroll

Free DBS and compliance service

Access to exclusive roles

Social work training and CPD portal

Dedicated consultant support

Job referral bonuses

Job summary

Liquid Personnel is seeking a Senior Practitioner for the Children’s Disability Team in Durham. In this role, you will conduct assessments and provide support based on best practices, engage with families, and collaborate with colleagues.

The ideal candidate will have Social Work England registration, a degree in Social Work, and at least 2 years of experience. The position offers a pay rate of £31 per hour with flexible benefits.

Qualifications

• Must have Social Work England registration.
• Eligible to work in the UK with a qualification in Social Work.
• At least 2 years of post-qualified experience in social work.

Responsibilities

• Conduct compliant assessments and section 47 enquiries.
• Record and analyse information during social care assessments.
• Engage with children, carers, and families.
• Assist in providing court statements and social care advice.

Skills

Social Work England registration

Post-qualified experience in social work

Ability to conduct assessments

Engagement with children and families

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

Job Title: Senior Practitioner - Children’s Disability Team - Durham
Location: Durham
Pay Rate: £31 per hour

About the Role

Liquid Personnel is excited to announce an opportunity for a dedicated Social Worker to join a Children’s Disability Team in Durham.

What will your responsibilities be?

In this role, you will conduct compliant assessments and section 47 enquiries to identify risk or need based on evidence. You will record and analyse information during social care assessments following policy and best practices, leading to clear plans for children. You will engage with children, carers, and families to understand their circumstances and form conclusions for long-term interventions. Additionally, you will assist in providing court statements, collaborate with colleagues to provide social care advice, and prioritize tasks based on urgency and risk. You will contribute to team functioning, develop cross-agency working, and own your professional development while providing guidance on local services for children, young people, and families.

Qualifications & Experience

To be successful in this role, you must have Social Work England registration, be eligible to work in the UK, hold a qualification in Social Work at degree level and have at least 2 years of post-qualified experience in social work.

Why Liquid Personnel?

• New ‘Faster Pay’ service getting you paid more quickly
• Twice weekly payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• 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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