Overview
Experienced Social Worker needed for Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, Children & Families Team. Locum / Temporary role with a full-time pattern (37 hours per week). Pay rate: £42 per hour.
Responsibilities
* Hold a manageable caseload of around 18 children, with a mix of Child in Need (CIN), Child Protection (CP), and Children in Care (CIC) cases.
* Undertake court work where required, ensuring high-quality assessments, reports, and interventions.
* Deliver timely, impactful, and child-centred practice, with a strong focus on outcomes.
* Ensure all children are seen face to face, in line with statutory requirements and best practice.
Qualifications
* Qualified and experienced Children’s Social Worker. Strong experience across CIN, CP, and CIC work. Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining high standards of practice. Commitment to collaborative working and positive outcomes for children and families.
Benefits
* Your own dedicated specialist consultant
* Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organizations throughout the UK
* Prompt and reliable payroll
* Free DBS and compliance service
* £500 referral fee
How to apply
For more information, please contact Dylan at Tripod Partners on 07919 026892 or send your CV to dylan.nel@tripodpartners.co.uk
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