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Social Worker - Child Protection

£24.3 - £28.4 per hourEstimated

Liquid Personnel is recruiting Social Worker for its client's Child Protection Team based in West 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 & 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.

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Vacancy posted a month ago
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