Social Worker - ROTH & Multi-Agency CP Team Catford
Greater London, United Kingdom Temporary QSW childrens services, Adoption and fostering, Children and families, Young people and leaving care, CAMHS, Children and disabilities, Probation and youth offending
Reference: DC1109300626AM_1782738036
Location: Catford, London
Team: Risk Outside The Home (ROTH) Casework & Multi-Agency Child Protection
Role Type: Social Worker (Adolescents 11+)
Team: Risk Outside The Home (ROTH) Casework & Multi-Agency Child Protection
Role Type: Social Worker (Adolescents 11+)
🌟 About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Social Worker to join a specialist Risk Outside The Home (ROTH) Casework Team & Multi-Agency Child Protection Team based in Catford.
This service works with children and young people aged 11+ who are exposed to extra-familial harm and complex risk factors. You'll play a key role in delivering targeted and statutory interventions where the primary presenting concern relates to risk outside the home.
This is a fast-paced, impactful role requiring confident, skilled practitioners who are passionate about improving outcomes for adolescents.
🔑 Key Responsibilities
- Manage a caseload involving complex adolescent safeguarding and extra-familial risk
- Undertake statutory assessments, interventions, and care planning
- Attend and contribute to Strategy Meetings
- Complete Section 47 investigations
- Chair Child in Need meetings
- Produce high-quality reports for court, conferences, and multi-agency settings
- Maintain accurate, compliant case records
- Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners
- Participate in duty systems as required
- Ensure equality, diversity, and inclusion underpin all practice
- Take responsibility for health & safety for yourself and colleagues
- Engage fully in supervision and professional development
✅ Essential Experience
- Qualified Social Worker (Social Work England registered)
- Minimum 3 years permanent post qualified experience
- Strong experience working with adolescents (11+)
- Proven background in:
- Strategy Meetings
- Section 47 investigations
- Child in Need processes
- Experience managing risk outside the home / contextual safeguarding
- Ability to work confidently within multi-agency frameworks
💡 What We're Looking For
- Passion for working with adolescents in high-risk situations
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills
- Resilience and ability to manage complex caseloads
- Excellent communication and report-writing skills
- Commitment to delivering high-quality, child-centred practice
🤝 Why Work With Me & Caritas?
- 23 years' recruitment experience within social work
- A calm, honest, and supportive approach - no pressure, no hard sell
- Specialist insight into teams, culture, and caseloads
- Access to exclusive roles through long-standing local authority relationships
Caritas is a trusted name in social work recruitment, known for quality, compliance, and strong partnerships across local authorities.
For more information on this role or for a discussion about opportunities across England and Wales please contact Davina at Caritas Recruitment - [email protected] / 07385 031109
Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.