Social Worker – Child Protection

As a Social Worker within Swindon Borough Council’s Child Protection Team, you will work with children, young people and their families where there are concerns about safeguarding and child protection. You will assess children’s needs and risks, develop and implement effective child protection plans, and work closely with families and partner agencies to promote children’s safety, wellbeing and development.

In this role, you will:

• →Undertake assessments of children and families and identify safeguarding risks and needs.
• →Manage a caseload of children subject to child protection plans and care proceedings where required.
• →Develop and review plans to ensure children are safe and their needs are being met.
• →Build positive, professional relationships with children, parents and carers.
• →Work collaboratively with schools, health services, police and other partner agencies.
• →Maintain accurate records and produce clear, evidence-based reports.
• →Attend and contribute to child protection conferences, reviews and professional meetings.
• →Promote children’s voices, rights and best interests in all decision-making.
• →Work in accordance with relevant legislation, safeguarding procedures and Social Work England standards.

To be successful in this role you must have:

• Social Work England registration
• Eligible to work in the UK
• Hold a full UK driving licence
• Post-qualified experience
• Degree level or equivalent in Social Work

•  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.

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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