Social Worker - Children Looked After (CLA) Team
Make a Real Difference Every Day
We're proud to be working in partnership with Knowsley Council to recruit passionate and experienced Social Workers for their Children Looked After (CLA) team.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive, forward-thinking authority that genuinely values its staff. You'll be part of a team where manageable caseloads, reflective supervision, and quality practice are at the heart of everything they do all to ensure the very best outcomes for children and young people in care.
Benefits:
... - £42,839 - £44,075 (depending on experience).
- Full time, part time, or flexible hours
- Hyrbid Working
- Permanent contract with excellent career progression opportunities.
- Flexible and hybrid working options to support work-life balance.
- Free on-site parking at Nutgrove Villa.
- A genuinely supportive management team that prioritises staff wellbeing and professional development.
What You'll Do:
- Hold a manageable CLA caseload, ensuring every child receives the attention and care they deserve.
- Act as a strong advocate and corporate parent, keeping children's voices central to all decision-making.
- Collaborate with foster carers, residential staff, schools, health professionals, and partner agencies to deliver wraparound support.
- Lead on permanence planning, helping children achieve stability through fostering, adoption, or family reunification.
- Prepare and present court reports, ensuring all actions are in the best interests of the young people you support.
To be considered for this role, you will ideally have:
- Experience within a Children Looked After, Child Protection, or similar statutory team.
- Court experience and confidence in presenting professional assessments.
- Social Work England (SWE) registration.
- A BSc or equivalent qualification in Social Work.
- The passion, empathy, and resilience to help children and young people thrive.
Join a council that truly believes in supporting both its staff and the children in its care.
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and want to be part of a progressive, compassionate authority….this could be the perfect move for you.
For more information or confidential discussion please contact - 0330 0248 775 or email
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
