Senior Social Worker – Social Care Team
Liquid PersonnelSudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom · Posted 4 months agoDescription
Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join the South Suffolk team based in Sudbury. This role covers both rural and town localities, requiring a practitioner who is comfortable in a fast-paced environment and expert in managing the throughput of assessments and planning.
What will your responsibilities be?
- Statutory Assessments: Undertake robust assessments under Section 17 (Child in Need) and Section 47 (Child Protection) in a timely manner.
- Caseload Management: Lead and manage cases for children subject to CIN and CP planning, ensuring interventions are outcome-focused.
- Duty Response: Participate in the duty rota, responding effectively to immediate safeguarding concerns and emerging risks.
- Locality Coverage: Provide high-quality social work services across the Sudbury area, including both urban and rural environments.
- Quality & Pace: Maintain a high pace of work to ensure cases move through the system without drift, ensuring children receive the right level of support at the right time.
Qualifications and Experience:
To be successful in this role you must have;
- Social Work England registration and a recognized Social Work qualification.
- Experience Requirement: Proven experience in Assessment and Duty teams, specifically with S17, S47, and CP planning.
- Senior Level Skills: Ability to work autonomously on complex cases and support the team during high-demand periods.
- Compliance: A fully completed DfE sheet must be submitted with your application.
- Residency Requirement: Candidates are required to either live in the county of Suffolk or be willing to stay in the local area for the duration of the contract.
Working Hours & Hybrid Pattern:
- Flexible Hours: 30 hours per week, with the possibility of completing these over 4 days.
- Hybrid Working: A minimum of 3 days per week in the office is required, based at Uplands, York Road, Sudbury, CO10 1NF.
- Travel: A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential for covering the rural and town patches.
Our Commitments:
- Community Focus: We take pride in serving both our town and rural communities, ensuring no child is left behind regardless of their location.
- Professional Standards: We support our Senior Social Workers in maintaining high standards of practice through clear management oversight.
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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