Description
Our client in Buckinghamshire is seeking an experienced and dedicated Child Protection Social Worker to join its Children’s Services team.
The successful candidate will work with children, young people and families where there are safeguarding concerns, providing high-quality statutory social work intervention to ensure children are protected from harm and supported to achieve positive outcomes.
You will manage a complex caseload, undertake assessments, develop and review child protection plans, and work closely with partner agencies. The role requires strong assessment and analytical skills, sound professional judgement and a commitment to child-centred practice.
What will your responsibilities be?
In this role, you will:
- Manage a caseload of complex child protection and safeguarding cases.
- Undertake statutory assessments and investigations in line with legislation and local authority procedures.
- Identify, assess and manage risks to children and young people.
- Undertake child protection enquiries and contribute to strategy discussions.
- Complete statutory visits and ensure children are seen regularly and their wishes and feelings are fully considered.
- Develop, implement and review child protection and care plans.
- Work directly with children, young people, parents, carers and wider family networks.
- Prepare high-quality reports for child protection conferences, reviews, professional meetings and court proceedings.
- Maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive case records.
- Work effectively with police, health professionals, schools, education services and other partner agencies.
- Participate in multi-agency safeguarding meetings and professional networks.
- Provide evidence and professional recommendations where cases progress to court.
- Analyse complex information and make evidence-based decisions regarding children's safety and welfare.
- Identify and respond appropriately to escalating safeguarding concerns.
- Promote strengths-based and relationship-focused practice with children and families.
- Ensure that the child's voice remains central to assessment, planning and decision-making.
- Manage competing priorities and statutory timescales effectively.
- Work in accordance with relevant legislation, statutory guidance, council policies and Social Work England standards.
Qualifications & Experience:
To be successful in this role you must have:
- Social Work England registration
- Eligible to work in the UK
- Hold a full UK driving licence
- Post-qualified experience
- Degree level or equivalent in Social Work
Interested?
Apply now or get in touch with us to learn more about this opportunities.
Why Liquid Personnel?
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
- Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
- Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
- Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
- Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
- “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
- “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *
Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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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