Advanced Social Work Practitioner - Families First

Liquid Personnel is recruiting Advanced Social Work Practitioner for its client's Families First Team at Ferryhill, Durham.

We are looking for an Advanced Practitioner to join the Families First Team in Ferryhill as a Social Work Consultant. This is a rewarding and varied opportunity to work with children and families in need of help and protection, supporting positive change and improved outcomes.

As an Advanced Practitioner, you will play a key role in providing high-quality social work interventions, supporting colleagues with complex casework, and ensuring children receive timely and effective support. You will work closely with families and partner agencies to assess needs, manage risk, and promote the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Manage a complex caseload involving children and families in need of help and protection.
• Undertake assessments and develop effective plans to improve outcomes for children and their families.
• Provide expert practice guidance and support to social workers within the team.
• Work directly with children, young people, and families to build strengths and reduce risk.
• Contribute to child protection processes, strategy discussions, and multi-agency planning.
• Prepare high-quality assessments, reports, and court documentation where required.
• Maintain accurate and timely case records in accordance with statutory and professional standards.

Benefits of working as a social worker in this authority:

• Competitive rate of pay.
• Opportunity to work in a rewarding and varied role.
• Supportive management team and collaborative working environment.
• Opportunity to influence practice and support the development of colleagues.

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have, 

• Social Work England registration.


• Eligible to work in the UK.


• Significant post-qualified experience within Children's Social Care.


• Experience working with children and families in need of help and protection.


• Experience supporting practitioners with complex casework.


• Degree level or equivalent in Social Work.

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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