Experienced Social Worker - Family Safeguarding Team
JOB-20240819-db742659
Job Title: Experienced Social Worker - Family Safeguarding Team
Specialism: Social Worker - Children
Location: Swindon, UK (Hybrid Working)
Salary: £42.00 per hour
Type: Ongoing, Part Time / Full Time
Experienced Social Worker within the Family Safeguarding Team in Swindon, earning £42.00 per hour. This ongoing locum opportunity offers both part-time and full-time flexibility, alongside a hybrid working arrangement that includes three days per week in the office and two days working from home. Join a forward-thinking Children's Services team committed to safeguarding children, supporting families, and delivering positive outcomes through high-quality, relationship-based practice.
Perks and benefits
• Part Time / Full Time: Choose a working pattern that supports your lifestyle and promotes a healthy work-life balance.
• Hourly Pay: Earn £42.00 per hour, giving you flexibility and excellent financial reward.
• Hybrid Working: Benefit from a blend of office-based collaboration and remote working flexibility.
• Professional Development: Access ongoing training opportunities to enhance your skills and support career progression.
• Networking Opportunities: Work alongside experienced professionals across Children's Services and partner agencies.
• Meaningful Impact: Play a key role in improving outcomes for vulnerable children, young people, and families.
What you will do
• Case Management: Independently manage a complex and varied caseload within the Family Safeguarding Team.
• Direct Work: Build effective relationships with children, young people, and families to promote safety and wellbeing.
• Assessment: Undertake comprehensive assessments of social need, risk, parental capacity, and family circumstances.
• Safeguarding: Identify risks of harm and ensure timely interventions are implemented to safeguard children.
• Care Planning: Develop, implement, and review SMART, child-centred plans that support long-term positive outcomes.
• Court Work: Prepare and present reports, statements, and evidence for court proceedings where required.
• Multi-Agency Working: Collaborate with education, health, police, and partner agencies to deliver coordinated support.
• Risk Management: Monitor progress and evaluate interventions to ensure risks are effectively managed.
• Professional Practice: Work in accordance with Social Work England standards and the BASW Professional Capabilities Framework.
• Record Keeping: Maintain accurate, timely, and high-quality case
Salary range
- £42 per hour