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Social Worker - Cared for Children

£39 per hour

Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting for an experienced Social Worker to join the Cared for Children's Team at Knowsley.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a dedicated team supporting children and young people in care, ensuring they achieve the best possible outcomes through effective care planning, permanence planning, and statutory intervention.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage a caseload of Cared for Children and Young People.
  • Complete statutory visits, assessments, and care planning.
  • Undertake permanence planning and pathway planning where required.
  • Prepare reports and attend court proceedings.
  • Work closely with foster carers, residential providers, families, and partner agencies.
  • Contribute to care reviews and ensure plans are progressed effectively.
  • Maintain accurate and timely case records.

Requirements

  • Social Work England registration.
  • Qualified Social Worker status.
  • Previous experience working within a Cared for Children, Looked After Children, or Children in Care Team.
  • Experience completing court work and preparing court reports.
  • Strong knowledge of children's legislation and safeguarding practices.
  • Excellent assessment, communication, and relationship-building skills.

Benefits

£39 per hour
Hybrid working arrangements
Supportive management team
Weekly payroll
Opportunity to make a lasting impact on the lives of children and young people in care

If you are interested in this opportunity or would like to discuss the role further, please get in touch today.

Know someone suitable? Ask about our referral bonus scheme.

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 1 day ago
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