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Experienced Social Worker - Family Safeguarding

Location: Swindon
Rate: £42.00 per hour Umbrella
Contract: Locum - 12-month placement
Working Pattern: Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office

Caritas Recruitment is looking for an experienced Children's Social Worker to join the Family Safeguarding service in Swindon.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced practitioner looking for a longer-term locum placement within a service focused on safeguarding children, supporting families and achieving positive, sustainable change.

Why consider this role?£42.00 per hour Umbrella12-month Family Safeguarding placementHybrid working - 2 days per week in the officeUp to £150 per week towards travel and accommodation costs for eligible agency placementsFree on-site parkingSupportive working environment with a strong focus on effective safeguarding practiceThe Role

As an experienced Social Worker, you will:

Manage a complex and varied children's social work caseload independently.Work directly with children, young people and their families, keeping the child's safety and welfare at the centre of your practice.Undertake detailed assessments of need, risk and harm, with a particular focus on parental capacity and the ability to make sustainable change.Identify and respond effectively to indicators of risk and different forms of harm.Develop clear, SMART and child-centred plans that enable children, families and partner agencies to measure progress.Work with complex cases involving high levels of need and risk, including those potentially progressing into court proceedings or statutory care.Prepare high-quality court reports and present evidence where required.About You

You will need:

A recognised Social Work qualification: Degree, DipSW or CQSW.Current Social Work England registration.Strong post-qualifying experience within Children's Services.Proven safeguarding and child protection experience.Experience managing complex cases and completing detailed assessments.Good knowledge and experience of court proceedings.A strengths-based approach to working with children and families.

Experience working with children with disabilities, relevant postgraduate qualifications and Practice Educator experience would also be advantageous.

Interested?

If you're an experienced Children's Social Worker looking for a well-paid, longer-term Family Safeguarding opportunity in Swindon, I'd love to hear from you.

Lisa Hallinan
Caritas Recruitment
[email protected]
07469 676076

PLO Reviewing Officer - Children's Services

Location: Swindon
Working pattern: Hybrid, with two days per week in the office

Caritas Recruitment is looking for an experienced PLO Reviewing Officer to support children's social work teams through Legal Planning Meetings, pre-proceedings and court processes.

This role requires a restorative approach, combining high challenge with high support, to strengthen assessment, care planning and timely case progression.

Key responsibilitiesProvide social workers with a reflective space to prepare for Legal Planning Meetings, ensuring assessments clearly identify harm.Ensure genograms and chronologies are accurate and fit for purpose.Support the timely progression of cases through pre-proceedings and court.Promote family-led practice, including Family Group Conferences and the involvement of fathers.Lead reflective case discussions, strengthening analysis and exploring the "so what?" within assessments.Progress care-planning meetings and support robust permanence planning, including triple tracking.Quality-assure court statements from an IRO/Children's Guardian perspective.Facilitate pre-CMH meetings with Children's Guardians and social workers.Liaise with the Children We Care For Team regarding post-adoption and foster-care family contact.Ensure effective final care-planning and legal-planning meetings are held, with coherent permanence plans in place. Essential experience and skillsQualified and experienced Social Worker with at least five years' experience.Previous experience as an Independent Reviewing Officer, Child Protection Chair and/or Children's Guardian.Extensive experience of pre-proceedings and court work.Strong knowledge of Legal Planning Meetings, PLO processes and care proceedings.Excellent organisation, communication and analytical skills.Confident using Excel.

Previous experience of Liquidlogic would be advantageous.

Apply

If you are an experienced Social Worker with strong PLO, court and quality-assurance experience, please contact:

Lisa Hallinan
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 07469 676076