Pay rate – £42,839.00 rising to £44,075.00 per annum Contract – Permanent Knowsley MB Council are currently recruiting experienced children’s Social Workers for permanent vacancies on the below teams – Child Protection and Children with Disabilities Young Person’s and Children Looked After Hybrid working, with staff expected to be in the office around 3 days per week Child Protection and CWD These teams are responsible for undertaking all assessments where there are safeguarding concerns for a child or where they are considered to be at risk of significant harm. CWD specifically works with children with disabilities. Referrals are progressed from the MASH team and allocated to a qualified social worker who undertakes a single assessment within 35 days of receiving the referral. The teams work closely with all agencies involved with either the child or the parent in order to complete a holistic assessment and plan to reduce any risk posed to the children. The work of the team ranges from assessments, voluntary support via child in need plans, statutory intervention via child protection plans and legal proceedings. The teams work five days per week covering the core hours 9am to 5pm and there is an Emergency Duty team who assist out of these core hours. Young Person's and Children Looked After The teams are responsible for managing cases of children who are looked after by the local authority, subject to full care orders or are who are in care proceedings. The Young Person's team specifically work with children aged 16-18 years old. The teams work closely with colleagues from Fostering to identify suitable placements for children in foster care and also work with the Adoption team to match children to adoptive families where there is a plan of adoption. The teams hold regular care planning meetings with associated professionals and work alongside education colleagues to create Personal Education Plans for Children Looked After to ensure that their education needs are being met and work with young people to prepare them for the transition to adult life. Children’s Social Workers will need at least 3 years’ permanent experience with an English local authority and to be registered with Social Work England, as per DfE rules. This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you: - A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to An easy registration process (all done online) Referral schemes and incentives Ongoing compliance managed for you. Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more. Please contact Emma Brennan on 07384 834872 or email emma.brennan@pprsocialcare.co.uk for more information. We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager.