Social Worker - Looked after Children
Top Benefits
About the role
Liquid Personnel is recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced Social Worker to support their Looked After Children Team in Surrey.
What will your responsibilities be?
- Manage a caseload of children who are in the care of the local authority.
- Develop, implement, and regularly review care plans tailored to each child’s needs.
- Ensure children’s placements (foster care, residential care, kinship care) are safe, stable, and supportive.
- Promote the child’s health, education, and emotional wellbeing, ensuring access to appropriate services.
- Maintain regular contact with children through statutory visits and direct work.
- Prepare and present reports for Looked After Child Reviews.
- Work closely with birth families, carers, schools, health professionals, and other agencies.
- Support children through transitions, including reunification with family, adoption, or leaving care.
- Advocate for the child’s voice to be heard in all aspects of planning and decision-making.
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
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.
BH - 196935 GH - 34261
Not the right fit? Search for Social Worker jobs in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
About Liquid Personnel
We’re excited to introduce our refreshed Liquid Personnel brand. A new look inspired by the people that inspire us.
Liquid Personnel is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years’ experience supporting professionals and organisations across social work, social care and special educational needs (SEN).
We work with over 150 organisations across England, Scotland and Wales, providing temporary, permanent, ad hoc and project-based staffing solutions. Our consultants specialise in their own markets and bring deep sector and regional knowledge, delivering informed advice and opportunities that really fit.
What we do We support services and professionals across:
- Adult & Children’s Social Work
- Social Care & Healthcare
- Occupational Therapy
- Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Our flexible solutions include:
- Temporary, permanent and ad hoc staffing
- Outcome-based and project delivery models
- Support to clear assessment backlogs
- Specialist and hard-to-fill roles
We take the time to understand the people we work with. Whether you’re exploring your next role or strengthening your workforce, our approach is personal, responsive and built on long-term relationships.
For professionals We have the greatest respect for the vital work you do and the positive impact you make every day.
You’ll have a dedicated consultant who takes the time to understand who you are, what motivates you and where you want to go next. From interview preparation and CPD opportunities to frequent check-ins and accurate, timely pay, we’re here to support you at every stage.
For clients We understand the responsibility you carry in delivering safe, effective services.
Our rigorous compliance processes and strong audit performance mean you can trust the quality, experience and suitability of every professional we supply. We build tailored partnerships, offering responsive and dependable workforce solutions that help services respond to changing demands.
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Social Worker - Looked after Children
Top Benefits
About the role
Liquid Personnel is recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced Social Worker to support their Looked After Children Team in Surrey.
What will your responsibilities be?
- Manage a caseload of children who are in the care of the local authority.
- Develop, implement, and regularly review care plans tailored to each child’s needs.
- Ensure children’s placements (foster care, residential care, kinship care) are safe, stable, and supportive.
- Promote the child’s health, education, and emotional wellbeing, ensuring access to appropriate services.
- Maintain regular contact with children through statutory visits and direct work.
- Prepare and present reports for Looked After Child Reviews.
- Work closely with birth families, carers, schools, health professionals, and other agencies.
- Support children through transitions, including reunification with family, adoption, or leaving care.
- Advocate for the child’s voice to be heard in all aspects of planning and decision-making.
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
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.
BH - 196935 GH - 34261
Not the right fit? Search for Social Worker jobs in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
About Liquid Personnel
We’re excited to introduce our refreshed Liquid Personnel brand. A new look inspired by the people that inspire us.
Liquid Personnel is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years’ experience supporting professionals and organisations across social work, social care and special educational needs (SEN).
We work with over 150 organisations across England, Scotland and Wales, providing temporary, permanent, ad hoc and project-based staffing solutions. Our consultants specialise in their own markets and bring deep sector and regional knowledge, delivering informed advice and opportunities that really fit.
What we do We support services and professionals across:
- Adult & Children’s Social Work
- Social Care & Healthcare
- Occupational Therapy
- Special Educational Needs (SEN)
Our flexible solutions include:
- Temporary, permanent and ad hoc staffing
- Outcome-based and project delivery models
- Support to clear assessment backlogs
- Specialist and hard-to-fill roles
We take the time to understand the people we work with. Whether you’re exploring your next role or strengthening your workforce, our approach is personal, responsive and built on long-term relationships.
For professionals We have the greatest respect for the vital work you do and the positive impact you make every day.
You’ll have a dedicated consultant who takes the time to understand who you are, what motivates you and where you want to go next. From interview preparation and CPD opportunities to frequent check-ins and accurate, timely pay, we’re here to support you at every stage.
For clients We understand the responsibility you carry in delivering safe, effective services.
Our rigorous compliance processes and strong audit performance mean you can trust the quality, experience and suitability of every professional we supply. We build tailored partnerships, offering responsive and dependable workforce solutions that help services respond to changing demands.