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28.04.2025
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12.06.2025
Job Description:
Senior Social Worker, £43ph, Leaving Care Team, Cheshire West
Pertemps are recruiting a qualified and experienced Social Worker to join the Leaving Care Team (Supporting Independence Team), which is part of the permanency hub, working with Looked After Children (LAC) and care leavers across Cheshire West and Chester.
The candidate will support the team manager in managing the team's diverse work through:
* Providing supervision to Personal Advisers, supporting their work with care leavers
* Leading reflective group discussions with Personal Advisers and Social Workers to develop practice
* Advising Social Workers and Personal Advisers on complex issues
* Being the allocated Social Worker for a small number of looked after children, supporting them through care and pathway planning to develop independent living skills
* Contributing to the development of systems and processes for continual improvement
We are seeking candidates with experience in assessment and pathway planning with LAC, working with teenagers and young adults, mentoring others, and developing practice. Knowledge of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLs) and supporting transition into adulthood is desirable.
Requirements:
* At least 2 years post-qualification experience with proven performance in working with young people and partner agencies
* Reside within a reasonable distance from Cheshire West, with an expectation of regular office work despite hybrid policy
* SWE registration
This is an agency post, and Pertemps offers:
* A dedicated consultant with access to roles across the UK
* An easy online registration process
* Referral schemes and incentives
* Ongoing compliance management
* Prompt payroll and more
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