Job Title: Social Worker (Children)
Location: Leeds
Working Hours: Hybrid
Rate: £35 per hour
Liquid Personnel are currently recruiting for a Qualified Social Worker to join the Child Protection team in Leeds.
Responsibilities:
As a Social Worker, you will manage an allocated caseload, including high complexity and high-risk cases related to child protection, care and support, deprivation of liberty, court actions, and school attendance. You will provide support to adults and children at risk, as well as their families and carers. Your responsibilities will include undertaking assessments, designing care and support plans, and determining the provision of external support within budget parameters. You will work in partnership with various services to ensure the best use of resources, adapting social work techniques to meet the needs of individuals and their families. Promoting positive outcomes, you will take appropriate actions to ensure that all referred individuals have evidence-based plans that are recorded, reviewed, and modified as needed. You will safeguard the welfare of adults and children at risk, taking immediate action when necessary. Additionally, you will participate in a duty system on a rota basis, respond to cases promptly, and manage potential risks. As a role model, you will share good practices, provide advice and support to team colleagues, and mentor new social workers and students. You will also be responsible for decision-making regarding individuals’ best interests, including conducting best interest assessments, preparing court reports, and chairing various meetings alongside team managers.
As a Social Worker, you are required to:
1. Hold a Social Work England registration.
2. Be eligible to work in the UK.
3. Hold a full UK licence.
4. Social Work Qualification, degree or equivalent.
5. At least 2 years’ experience as a social worker within children’s services.
How to Apply:
If you are passionate about making a difference and meet the above criteria, we would love to hear from you! Please submit your application through the Liquid Personnel website or for further information get in touch with Kelly Donoghue on 0161 235 6982 or email on
Why Liquid Personnel?
We offer a ‘Faster Pay’ service to get you paid more quickly, along with twice weekly payroll and an internal ‘hours’ team. Enjoy our free DBS and compliance service, and gain access to a specialist consultant and exclusive roles not available from other agencies. Benefit from free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal, and work with your own dedicated consultant who has extensive social work knowledge. We provide access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK. Plus, take advantage of our “Refer a Friend” bonus, earning £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place, and our “Find your own job” bonus, earning £250 for bringing your own position to us.
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.
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