Liquid Personnel is two experienced Social Workers to join its client's Children’s Court Team based in Wrexham. This is a fantastic opportunity for practitioners with strong court experience to work within a dedicated specialist team managing care proceedings and complex statutory work. The successful candidates will be based at 31 Chester Street, Wrexham, with a hybrid working arrangement requiring 3–4 days per week in the office.
What will your responsibilities be?
- Manage a caseload of Children’s Court work, including care proceedings under public law.
- Complete high-quality assessments, statements, and court reports within set timescales.
- Represent the local authority in court and work closely with legal services.
- Undertake direct work with children and families to assess risk and promote safeguarding and permanence planning.
- Ensure all statutory duties are met in line with legislation, guidance, and local procedures.
- Maintain accurate, timely case records using electronic case management systems.
- Work collaboratively with internal teams, legal professionals, and partner agencies.
- Participate in supervision and contribute positively to team working.
Benefits:
- Competitive agency rate of £38.43 per hour.
- Specialist Children’s Court Team role.
- Hybrid working with clear office-base structure.
- Supportive management and experienced legal and social work teams.
- Central Wrexham location with transport links and amenities.
Skills and Qualification Required:
To be successful in this role you must have;
- Degree level qualification in Social Work (or equivalent).
- Registered with Social Care Wales.
- Significant post-qualified experience within Children’s Services.
- Essential experience in court work and care proceedings.
- Strong analytical, report-writing, and time management skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced statutory environment.
- Eligible to work in the UK.
Why Liquid Personnel?
- Free DBS and compliance service
- Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
- 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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