Job Description
The information below covers the role requirements, expected candidate experience, and accompanying qualifications.
Our client, a Greater Manchester council is seeking a Children's Senior Social Worker to join their Families First Team.
Fantastic payrate of £37 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:
- Hold and manage a complex caseload within the Families First / Early Help pathway
- Undertake high-quality children and family assessments and interventions
- Provide support, guidance, and informal mentoring to Social Workers
- Lead on child-in-need and edge-of-care cases to prevent escalation
- Work intensively with families to build resilience and reduce risk
- Coordinate and contribute to multi-agency planning and reviews
- Support effective step-down from statutory services where appropriate
- Model strengths-based, whole-family, and relationship-based practice
- Maintain accurate, timely case records and statutory documentation
- Ensure children’s voices and lived experiences are central to all interventions
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. xwzovoh
- Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010.
Does this role interest you? Apply today!