Job Title: Social Worker - Child Protection - Gateshead Location: Gateshead Pay Rate: £ 27.50/per hour Liquid Personnel is currently seeking a Social Worker to join the Child Protection Team of our client based in Gateshead. Responsibilities : Deliver direct social work services to children and families in need of care and support. Respond to safeguarding concerns in line with the Wales Safeguarding Procedures. Conduct safeguarding investigations and complete risk assessments. Develop outcome-focused care and protection plans tailored to individual needs. Work in partnership with families, carers, and other professionals to safeguard children. Ensure statutory timescales for assessments and reviews are met. Contribute to multi-agency meetings, including strategy discussions and child protection conferences. Prepare and present reports for legal and safeguarding meetings. Promote early intervention and preventative services to reduce the need for managed care. Support placement arrangements and long-term planning for children when necessary. Maintain professional accountability for decisions and resource allocation. Encourage participation of children and families in planning and decision-making. Ensure compliance with legislation, council policies, and financial regulations.Benefits: Supportive induction A manageable caseload Small, friendly, welcoming teams Free on-site parking Supportive management, with regular reflective supervision Qualifications and Experience : Hold a Social Work England registration. Be eligible to work in the UK. Hold a full UK licence. Social Work Qualification, degree or equivalent. At least 2 years' experience as a social worker within children's services.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 £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 - (phone number removed) GH - 31208