Childrens Social Worker

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London - UK

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 2 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

3-Month Contract with a Local Authority

Job Purpose
  • This role is dedicated to delivering and modeling high-quality social work practices that safeguard and promote the welfare development and long-term outcomes for children in need including those in complex and high-risk situations. It provides professional leadership within the team supports less-experienced practitioners and contributes to continual service improvement.
Key Duties/Accountabilities
  • Model consistently effective social work practice to ensure children experience good health development and secure emotional attachment.
  • Support and advocate for disabled children ensuring their needs are met and they experience as normal a life as possible.
  • Place children at the center of all assessments and interventions ensuring their wishes and feelings shape planning and decision-making.
  • Complete high-quality assessments planning reviews and case management in line with statutory guidance and best practice standards.
Essential Experience Required
  • Substantial post-qualification experience in childrens social work including high-risk and complex cases.
  • Experience conducting specialist assessments and making expert professional judgments.
  • Experience working within multi-agency safeguarding and child protection processes.
  • Experience preparing high-quality written reports and presenting evidence to courts and panels.
  • Experience supporting junior social workers students or team members in a developmental capacity.
  • Experience coordinating professional networks and resolving professional disagreements.
Essential Qualifications Required
  • Recognized Social Work qualification (e.g. BA MA DipSW CQSW).
  • Practice Educator Qualification (PEQ) or equivalent to supervise and mentor students.
  • Registration with the relevant Social Work regulatory body.
Additional Information to Note
  • Working hours: 35 hours per week
  • Enhanced DBS Required.
  • Please note we work on bi-weekly payment.
The role closes on 12th March 2026 apply ASAP.


Required Skills:

Provide reliable effective social work help and intervention to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in need so that children maintain a reasonable standard of health and development receive reasonable parenting and have a sense of permanence. Where a child is disabled take action to minimise the effect of their disabilities so they have the opportunity to lead lives as normal a life as possible


Required Education:

Provide reliable effective social work help and intervention to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in need so that children maintain a reasonable standard of health and development receive reasonable parenting and have a sense of permanence. Where a child is disabled take action to minimise the effect of their disabilities so they have the opportunity to lead lives as normal a life as possible

3-Month Contract with a Local AuthorityJob PurposeThis role is dedicated to delivering and modeling high-quality social work practices that safeguard and promote the welfare development and long-term outcomes for children in need including those in complex and high-risk situations. It provides profe...
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Company Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Key Skills

  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Acute Care
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Behavioral Health
  • Intake Experience
  • Hospice Care
  • Case Management
  • Home Care
  • Child Welfare
  • Experience with Children
  • Social Work
  • Addiction Counseling