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Social Worker – Children in Care – East Midlands

We are currently looking for a Social Worker to join a Children in Care Team based in the East Midlands.

You will be Working effectively with children, young people & families/carers to achieve positive change and improved outcomes.

This a great opportunity to join a well-established authority in a highly supportive and achieving team.

Your benefits as Social Worker: 

  • Competitive pay rate
  • Long contracts for good performance
  • Supportive team and management
  • Progression opportunities
  • Flexible working available

Your main responsibilities as a Social Worker:

  • You will write court reports and give evidence in relation to children at risk during legal proceeding
  • You will assess, plan, review and provide support to a child, family or carer with complex family or social care needs, taking full account of appropriate legal frameworks, policy, and guidance
  • You will be working collaboratively, building effective working relationships with other professionals, internally and externally.
  • Carry out an assessment or enquiry and plan responses to safeguard a child from abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
  • You will arrange appropriate alternative care (including, where appropriate a permanent home) in collaboration with children, young people, and their parents/carers where the parents/carers cannot care for them
  • You will maintain up to date, accurate and high-quality records of activity on cases.
  • Participate in a range of planning and decision-making forums including case discussions, Strategy Meetings, Legal Planning meetings, Child Protection Conferences, Statutory Reviews

 Essential requirements:

  • Social Work England registration
  • Eligible to work in the UK
  • Hold a full UK licence
  • Post-qualified experience
  • Degree level or equivalent 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 £200 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.
 

Social Worker – Children in Care – East Midlands

Job details
Sector: Social work
Location: East Midlands
Salary: £32 - £32 phr
Type: Temporary