Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting for a Social Worker to join a Safeguarding Team based in Kingston/Richmond.

What’s in it for you as a Social Worker?

• £3,000 welcome payment
• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Free or reduced parking rates
• Cycle to work scheme
• Annual season ticket loan
• Childcare vouchers, and discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres and much more.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities and schemes of support
• A competitive and desirable retention package (to include a generous local government pension scheme)
• A clear progression path when key qualification milestones are reached
• Tools and models to support, including Signs of Safety
• Reflective supervision from an experienced management team
• Regular whole service away days 

Your main responsibilities as a Social Worker:

• Supporting children and young people who are subject to Child Protection plans and Child in Need plans
• Understanding when to transfer cases from the Safeguarding team to the Permanence team
• Building strong and respectful working relationships with families, their support network and our partner agencies
• Regular assessment writing, threshold application, home visits, direct work, care planning, chairing meetings and case recording in line with our policies and procedures
• Ensuring that children and young people are actively involved in our work and their voice is captured in our case recording
• Actively taking part in reflective supervision and group supervision

What we are looking for in a Social Worker:

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

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