🌟 Child Protection Social Worker - North Bristol 🌟

Location: North Bristol
Working pattern: Hybrid
Requirement: Must be a driver with access to a car

πŸ† Why Work for Bristol?

Bristol Childrens Services teams have recently received an overwhelmingly positive Ofsted focused visit, highlighting:
"Workforce morale is high. Practitioners 'love' working for Bristol and feel highly supported by their managers. All practitioners, regardless of their length of time working for Bristol, feel valued and enabled to make a positive difference in improving the lives of vulnerable children."
Additional benefits include:
  • Average caseloads of around 15 children per worker
  • Small teams with excellent management availability
  • Each team has their own office space
  • Your own desk - no hot desking
  • A genuinely supportive and stable working environment

πŸ§’ About the Role

This role is for an experienced Child Protection Social Worker within the North Bristol area. You will play a pivotal role in supporting children and families across Children in Need (CiN), Child Protection (CP) and Court proceedings.

βœ… Key Responsibilities

  • Undertaking statutory duties for children and families in need or at risk of harm
  • Managing complex caseloads across CiN, CP and Court work
  • Working collaboratively with families to meet assessed needs and support robust safety planning
  • Facilitating meaningful change and implementing permanence plans when required
  • Working in partnership with multi-agency professionals
  • Driving positive, sustainable outcomes for children and families

πŸš— Essential Requirements

  • Qualified Social Worker with significant post-qualifying experience in Child Protection
  • Driver with access to a car
  • Able to work on-site

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For more information on this role or for a discussion about opportunities across England and Wales please contact Davina at Caritas Recruitment - Davina.Cripps @ caritas-recruitment.com / 0 7 3 8 5 0 3 1 1 0 9

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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