Who You Are You are an experienced Social Worker with at least five years post-qualifying experience, passionate about improving outcomes for children and their families. You excel at applying various social work theories and models to deliver creative and ambitious interventions. With a drive to contribute to making Central Bedfordshire’s Children’s Services outstanding, you have a proven track record of managing diverse caseloads, establishing meaningful relationships with families, and achieving positive results. Excellent in both verbal and written communication, you effectively collaborate with multi-agency teams and present high-quality assessments and reports. Experience in court proceedings is essential to your role. What the Job Involves As a Social Worker in the Children Services Locality Team, you will support children from assessment onwards, creating lasting change and reducing the number of children entering local authority care. Based partly from home and Central Bedfordshire Council offices, you will be instrumental in ensuring children receive timely support. Your role involves visiting families, conducting direct work with children, managing varied caseloads, chairing multi-agency meetings, and liaising with other professionals. This hybrid position demands your presence at the office as required to perform your duties effectively. Skills Managing varied caseloads Experience in child protection and court work Building meaningful relationships with families Chairing multi-agency meetings Strong verbal and written communication Delivering high-quality interventions