Our Client's Children and Young People’s Service is seeking an experienced Social Worker to join a busy statutory children’s team in North Yorkshire. This role involves holding and managing a varied caseload of Children in Need (CIN), Child Protection (CP) and Looked After Children (LAC) cases, as allocated by the Team Manager or Assistant Team Manager.
The postholder will undertake high-quality assessments and work closely with multi-agency partners to develop, monitor, and manage effective plans that deliver positive and timely outcomes for children and young people.
What will your responsibilities be?
In this role, you will:
- Hold and manage a varied caseload of Children in Need (CIN), Child Protection (CP), and Looked After Children (LAC) cases
- Undertake high-quality statutory assessments in line with legislation, guidance, and local procedures
- Formulate, implement, monitor, and review child-centred plans to promote children’s safety and wellbeing
- Work collaboratively with multi-agency partners to achieve timely and sustainable outcomes for children and young people
- Ensure the voice of the child is central to all assessments, planning, and decision-making
- Maintain accurate, timely, and high-quality case records and reports using electronic case management systems
- Participate in supervision and reflective practice with the Team Manager or Assistant Team Manager
- Work in accordance with North Yorkshire County Council policies and statutory requirements
Qualifications & Experience:
To be successful in this role you must have:
- A degree-level qualification (or equivalent) in Social Work
- Registration with Social Work England
- Post-qualified experience within Children’s Services
- Experience working with CIN, CP, and LAC cases
- Strong knowledge of statutory social work legislation and safeguarding frameworks
- Ability to work effectively with families and partner agencies
- Eligibility to work in the UK
Benefits:
- Competitive agency rate of £37.79 per hour
- Varied statutory children’s caseload
- Supportive management and supervision structure
- Opportunity to work within a well-established Children and Young People’s Service
Why Liquid Personnel?
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Twice-weekly payroll and Faster Pay service
- Access to exclusive roles not available through 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 range of social work roles across the UK
- Refer a Friend bonus – get £500 for each social worker successfully placed*
- Find Your Own Job bonus – get £250 for bringing your own role 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.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please notify us at the earliest opportunity. We will ensure appropriate support is provided throughout the process and into your placement.
Liquid Personnel is unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents of countries listed on 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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