Liquid Personnel is recruiting an experienced Social Worker to join our client’s Child Protection West Team in Coventry. This role is ideal for practitioners with a strong background in frontline child protection and a commitment to achieving the best outcomes for children and families through robust assessment and intervention. What will your responsibilities be? Child Protection: Lead and complete Section 47 child protection enquiries to safeguard children from significant harm. Assessment: Undertake comprehensive Child and Family Assessments to identify needs and determine appropriate levels of support. Caseload Management: Manage and support caseloads for Children in Need (CIN), children subject to Child Protection Plans (CPP), and Looked After Children (LAC). Legal Proceedings: Support families through the Public Law Outline (PLO) process and initiate court proceedings when required to ensure child safety. Direct Work: Carry out direct work with children and families to ensure timely and appropriate interventions. Collaboration: Work effectively with partner agencies to deliver a professional social work response and maintain high practice standards. Record Keeping: Maintain accurate, timely, and up-to-date records in line with statutory requirements and departmental policies. Our Commitment: Equality and Diversity: We are committed to treating all individuals with respect and valuing diversity across our service delivery. Safeguarding: We are dedicated to protecting and promoting the welfare of children and young people at all times. Professional Support: Access to regular supervision and opportunities for professional development and reflection. Benefits: Working Hours: Monday to Thursday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm; Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Hybrid Policy: A hybrid working model is supported, requiring 3 days per week in the Coventry office. Duty Week: During your designated duty week (every 5th week), you are expected to be office-based every day to respond to service needs. Qualifications & Experience: To be successful in this role you must have, Social Work England registration and a recognized social work qualification (CQSW, DipSW, or Degree). Frontline Experience: Proven experience in completing child protection enquiries and managing varied caseloads including court work. Legal Knowledge: Strong understanding of legal frameworks, including the Children Act and the Public Law Outline. Assessment Skills: Ability to produce high-quality, analytical assessments that manage risk effectively. Driving Requirement: Access to a vehicle for business use is required as part of the essential car user duties. Why Liquid Personnel? Free DBS and compliance service Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly 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. BH - 198209 GH - 34680