Social Worker - Child Protection

Liquid Personnel is recruiting Social Worker for its client's Child Protection Team at Wolverhampton.

Are you a resilient, highly skilled practitioner who excels in high-stakes clinical decision-making? our client is looking for a dedicated Child Protection Social Worker to join a robust, high-performing local authority in the Northeast.

This authority is deeply committed to supporting its frontline staff. If you are looking for an environment with clear management lines, strong administrative support, and an emphasis on manageable caseloads so you can do real, impactful intervention work, this is the team for you.

What will your responsibilities be?

Operating within a fast-paced, statutory Child Protection team, you will handle complex cases where children are experiencing, or are at risk of, significant harm.

Your day-to-day will involve:

• Leading section 47 child protection investigations and conducting rigorous, risk-focused assessments.


• Acting as the key worker for children subject to Child Protection (CP) plans, driving multi-agency core groups to ensure actions are completed.


• Managing cases within both Public and Private Law outline (PLO) frameworks, taking timely action to protect children when risks escalate.


• Preparing high-quality statements and assessments for care proceedings, and confidently presenting evidence in Family Court.

Benefits:

Child protection is demanding work, and this authority ensures its team is properly compensated and protected from burnout.

• Financial Package: A baseline salary of £45,000, supplemented by a £2,500 market supplement.


• Protected Workloads: Active tracking of team capacity to ensure caseloads remain stable and safely distributed.


• Robust Supervision: Dedicated, reflective 1-to-1 supervision from experienced Team Managers who understand the complexities of the patch.


• Agile Working: A hybrid model allowing you to balance remote administrative work with necessary office days and community visits.


• Retention Benefits: Excellent local government pension, generous holiday allowance, and a structured route into Advanced Practitioner or Team Manager role

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have, 

We need an experienced professional who understands the dynamics of risk, resistance, and parental capacity to change.

• Qualifications: A recognized Social Work degree and current registration with Social Work England.


• Experience: Substantial post-qualified experience specifically within a statutory Child Protection, Assessment, or Safeguarding team.


• Skills: Exceptional risk assessment capabilities, confidence in the courtroom, and the ability to maintain a child-centered focus in highly stressful environments.


• Compliance: Full UK driving license with access to a vehicle, and a valid enhanced DBS check.

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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