Are you an experienced Children's Social Worker who wants the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with families and see your work through from assessment to positive change?
My Client is looking for experienced Family Help Social Workers to join its locality service.
As part of the Families First approach, you'll work with children and families from assessment onwards, providing continuity and delivering targeted interventions designed to improve outcomes and, wherever possible, prevent children entering care.

What's on offer?

  • Hybrid working
  • 37 hours per week
  • Work across Child in Need, Child Protection and court proceedings
  • Opportunity to undertake meaningful direct work with children and families
  • Join a Good, award-winning local authority with ambitions to become Outstanding
  • A service focused on early, effective intervention and lasting change

What we're looking for

You'll need:
  • 5+ years' post-qualifying Social Work experience
  • SWE Registration
  • Strong Children's Services/locality experience
  • Experience managing complex and varied caseloads
  • Confident CIN and Child Protection practice
  • Court experience is essential
  • Strong assessment, report-writing and multi-agency working skills
  • A genuine commitment to hearing the child's voice and understanding their lived experience
This could be a great move if you're an experienced Social Worker looking for a service where you can stay involved, build relationships and actually see the impact of your work with families.
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
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Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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