Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and families?
Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same?
Join a supportive and committed Local Authority within their Children with Disabilities Team as a Team Manager , where your skills and dedication will be truly valued.
As a frontline Social Worker, you will carry out high-quality assessments and interventions that ensure the safety, wellbeing, and long-term outcomes for children. This is a critical role at the point of referral, where your professional judgment and decision-making will shape the future for those in need. You will work as part of a collaborative and well-resourced team with strong multi-agency links. You will be offered reflective supervision, manageable caseloads, and a culture that promotes learning, support, and development.
You can expect a fantastic salary of:
£59,832 to £63,148 per annum DOE.
Benefits:
... - Competitive salary packages with potential market supplements.
- Clear career progression and structured development pathways.
- Manageable caseloads to support high-quality social work.
- Regular, reflective supervision from experienced managers.
- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements.
- Comprehensive ASYE programme for newly qualified social workers.
- Ongoing CPD and access to specialist training.
- Strong focus on staff wellbeing and mental health support.
- Collaborative multi-agency working across key services.
- Culture of recognition, learning, and continuous improvement.
- Generous annual leave entitlement (starting at 26 days + bank holidays).
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Responsibilities:
- Undertake statutory assessments under Section 17 (Child in Need) and Section 47 (Child Protection) of the Children Act 1989.
- Lead and coordinate child protection enquiries, including strategy discussions and multi-agency core group meetings.
Develop and implement child protection and child in need plans, ensuring timely intervention and regular review. - Prepare comprehensive, evidence-based reports for court, including initial statements, viability assessments, parenting assessments, and final care plans.
- Initiate and progress care proceedings in collaboration with legal services and Cafcass.
- Provide clear, confident oral and written evidence in family court proceedings.
- Chair and contribute to key meetings such as child protection conferences, LAC reviews, and permanency planning meetings.
- Maintain accurate, high-quality case recordings using the local authority's electronic case management system.
- Work collaboratively with partner agencies including health, education, housing, and the police to promote child safety and welfare.
- Ensure the child's voice and lived experience inform all assessments and care planning decisions.
- Promote permanency through early identification of kinship care, Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs), or adoption routes.
- Engage in regular reflective supervision and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and safe decision-making.
- Respond to crises and safeguarding emergencies, including out-of-hours work when necessary.
Please note more information on the duties can be provided upon request.
Requirements:
- Social Work Qualification or equivalent
- Social Work England registered
- Enhanced DBS
If you are not on the lookout but know someone who is, we have a Refer a Friend Scheme. You could get up to £300 in shopping vouchers.
For more information or confidential discussion, please call Hannah 0330 024 8775 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.
