Our client, a Greater Manchester council is seeking a Children’s Social Worker to join their Duty Team
Fantastic payrate of £40 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:
*Provide safeguarding oversight for complex cases, ensuring concerns are identified and acted on in line with statutory guidance and council policy.
*Lead on complex early help and Child in Need assessments, analysing risk and determining appropriate intervention pathways.
*Deliver and coordinate targeted family support, including crisis response and intensive intervention for high-need families.
*Offer professional guidance, support and reflective practice to Social Workers and Family Support Workers within the team.
*Hold and manage a complex caseload, contributing to child protection processes and supporting legal pathways where required.
*Work collaboratively with children, young people and families, maintaining strong professional boundaries and promoting sustained positive change.
*Lead multi-agency planning, ensuring effective partnership working and coordinated service delivery.
*Prepare high-quality reports for internal and external meetings and maintain accurate, defensible case records.
*Chair or lead Child in Need meetings, multi-agency reviews and planning discussions as delegated by management.
*Promote best practice, ensuring all work complies with legal, policy and practice standards.
*Support the development of the team by modelling good practice, mentoring colleagues and contributing to training.
*Work independently in the community, including home visits, lone working and crisis response.
*Undertake continuous professional development and additional duties appropriate to the senior role.
Requirements of this role:
*Must be a Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England.
*Must have minimum of 3 year’s experience working as a Qualified social worker
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.
*Supporting the Reed Foundation which has given £9.5m to charity since 2010.
Does this role interest you? Apply today!