Job Title: Senior Social Worker - SAS Team
Location: Hartlepool
Pay Rate: £32.87 per hour
Contract Type: Full-time, Temporary (Initial 3 months with potential to extend)
Start Date: Immediate

Job Description:

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced Senior Social Worker to join our client’s SAS Team in Hartlepool.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a dynamic setting where you’ll play a vital role in safeguarding and supporting children and families. You’ll be responsible for managing complex cases, offering professional guidance, and ensuring statutory duties are met in line with legislation and local procedures.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Undertake Children & Families assessments and ensure timely completion.
• Lead on complex cases and provide professional advice to colleagues.
• Chair meetings and contribute to multi-agency planning.
• Prepare reports and care plans for children and families.
• Attend court and provide evidence when required.
• Work closely with families under Child in Need, Child Protection, and PLO processes.
• Carry out other social work tasks as directed by your manager.

Benefits:

• Supportive team environment with experienced colleagues.
• Competitive hourly rate.
• Opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications & Experience:

To be successful in this role you must have, 

• Social Work England registration.
• Eligible to work in the UK.
• Hold a full UK driving licence.
• Post-qualified experience in safeguarding and assessment.
• 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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