Back to search
Our client, Oldham Council, is seeking a Children's Social Worker to join their Safeguarding & Care Planning Team.
Fantastic payrate of £39 per hour!
Are you a Children's Social Worker, passionate about making a difference in your community? Do not miss out on this fantastic opportunity!
Responsibilities of this role:
- Prepare for involvement by understanding each child’s journey and family situation.
- Assess children’s needs, risks, and parents’ ability to change, keeping the child’s safety and wellbeing central.
- Create, review, and deliver tailored plans with families to support positive outcomes, using a whole-family approach.
- Work directly with children, families, and carers to understand their experiences and help improve their lives.
- Respond to safeguarding concerns by following policies and procedures when harm is suspected.
- Collaborate with other agencies to ensure the best support for children and families.
- Support families early to avoid crisis, but respond effectively when crises occur, including using legal measures if needed.
- Keep case records accurate, timely, and respectful, following practice standards.
- Take part in meetings and decision-making forums, and lead meetings when needed.
- Advocate for children and families within policy boundaries.
- Write clear reports and share relevant data when required.
- Guide and support less experienced staff, including mentoring, buddying, or supervising students.
- Participate in supervision, reflect on your work, and identify learning needs.
- Embrace changes in practice, including using digital tools.
- Report service issues and suggest improvements.
- Take responsibility for your own learning and development.
- Be flexible and ready to take on tasks from lower-graded roles to ensure full support for children and families.
Requirements of this role:
- Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.
- Must have minimum of 3 years post qualifying social work experience
Benefits of working through Reed, include:
- Dedicated Recruitment Consultant.
- Aftercare service delivered by Candidate Care Team.
- Free CV building and Interview support.
- Free DBS checks.
- Weekly payroll.
- PAYE payroll option with additional benefits including holiday pay, healthcare, pension plus more.
- CPD contributions.
- Access to full UK jobs market with top tier status across many public and private sector clients.
- Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010.
Does this role interest you? Apply today!
