Posted: 11 May
The role
Job Title: Social Worker – Looked After Children
Location: Northamptonshire
Pay Rate: £38 per hour
Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Children’s Social Worker to join its client’s Looked After Children team, based in Northamptonshire.
What will your responsibilities be?
Manage a caseload of children who are in the care of the local authority.Develop, implement, and regularly review care plans tailored to each child’s needs.Ensure children’s placements (foster care, residential care, kinship care) are safe, stable, and supportive.Promote the child’s health, education, and emotional wellbeing, ensuring access to appropriate services.Maintain regular contact with children through statutory visits and direct work.Prepare and present reports for Looked After Child Reviews.Work closely with birth families, carers, schools, health professionals, and other agencies.Support children through transitions, including reunification with family, adoption, or leaving care.Advocate for the child’s voice to be heard in all aspects of planning and decision-making.Qualifications and Experience:
To be successful in this role you must have;
Social Work England registration Eligible to work in the UK Hold a full UK driving licence Post-qualified experience Degree level or equivalent in Social Work Why Liquid Personnel?
Free DBS and compliance serviceTwice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quicklyAccess 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 *
