Senior Social Worker - Child Protection

Job Title: Senior Social Worker - Child Protection TeamLocation: KnowsleyPay Rate: £ 39.45/per hourLiquid Personnel is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker for the Child Protection Team to join our client in Knowsley. The role of the Senior Social Worker involves ensuring that the needs of children, young people, and their families are identified, safeguarded, and monitored in accordance with the Children Act, Service policies, and relevant legislation. This position also includes responsibilities such as managing and supervising child placements, as well as meeting fostering and adoption standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Promote the welfare and safeguarding of children, young people, and their families.
• Conduct timely assessments in line with regulatory requirements.
• Engage relevant agencies, children, and families in assessments and planning.
• Manage complex and varied caseloads, ensuring high-quality casework.
• Mentor less experienced Social Workers and co-work cases.
• Develop care plans that reflect the views and wishes of children and young people.
• Maintain high-standard case records and produce required reports.
• Regularly review and update plans to meet the diverse needs of children and families.

Benefits :

• Make a Difference: Help change the lives of children and families.
• Great Team: Work with a supportive and collaborative crew.
• Awesome Location: Enjoy the scenic beauty and vibrant community of Cumberland.

Qualifications and Experience : To be successful in this role you must have Social Work England registration, be eligible to work in the UK, hold a qualification in Social Work at degree level, and have post-qualified experience.

Why Liquid Personnel?

• New 'Faster Pay' service getting you paid more quickly
• Twice weekly payroll
• Free DBS and compliance service
• 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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