Social Work - Child Protection

Job summary

Conduct assessments of children and families to identify risks and implement child protection plans. Coordinate with multi-agency teams and attend court proceedings to ensure the safety and welfare of children.

Job details

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Children’s Social Worker to join its client’s Child Protection team, based in Sussex. What will your responsibilities be? Conduct assessments of children and families to identify risks and needs. Develop and implement child protection plans in collaboration with multi-agency teams. Undertake statutory visits and maintain accurate, up-to-date case records. Intervene in crisis situations to ensure the immediate safety of children. Attend and contribute to child protection conferences, core groups, and court proceedings. Work closely with families to promote positive change and improve outcomes for children. Liaise with schools, health professionals, police, and other agencies to coordinate support. Provide written reports and evidence for legal proceedings when required. Monitor and review cases regularly to ensure progress and compliance with care plans. Advocate for the rights and welfare of children and young people. Qualifications and 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 - 200615 GH - 35492

What you’ll do

Conduct assessments of children and families to identify risks and implement child protection plans. Coordinate with multi-agency teams and attend court proceedings to ensure the safety and welfare of children.

Requirements

Must hold a Social Work England registration, a degree in Social Work, and a full UK driving licence. Post-qualified experience and eligibility to work in the UK are required.

Benefits

• Free DBS And Compliance Service • Twice Weekly Payroll • Faster Pay Service • Access To Exclusive Roles • Free Access To Social Work Training And CPD Portal • Dedicated Consultant • Refer A Friend Bonus • Find Your Own Job Bonus

Listed skills

• Dedicated · Preferred
• Recruitment · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• Health · Preferred
• Teams · Preferred
• Client · Preferred
• Compliance · Preferred
• safety · Preferred
• Process · Preferred
• Payroll · Preferred
• Consultant · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Child Protection
• Risk Assessment
• Case Management
• Multi-agency Collaboration
• Statutory Visits
• Crisis Intervention
• Court Proceedings
• Legal Reporting
• Advocacy
• Care Planning

Job areas

• Social Services
• Healthcare
• Government & Public Sector