Experienced Social Worker – Assessment and Child Protection

Locum Contract Are you a passionate and experienced Social Worker ready to make a real impact in child protection?

The Borough Council is looking for dedicated professionals to join their forward-thinking Assessment and Child Protection team. Safeguarding and the welfare of children is core to providing a service dedicated to ensuring all children grow up safe from harm. Why This Role? This is more than just another locum position—it's your opportunity to: • Join a supportive, motivated team that values your expertise • Work in a flexible hybrid model • Make a tangible difference in children’s lives every day • Be part of a service that’s driving positive change in child protection What You’ll Be Doing In this varied and rewarding position, you will: • Work independently to hold and effectively manage a more complex and multi faceted caseload • Work directly with children, young people and families, involving all key family member and prioritising children and young people’s safety • Carry out meaningful and in-depth ongoing assessments of social need and risk/harm to children with particular focus on parental capacity and parent’s ability to change. • Recognising harm and risk indicators of different forms of harm for children. • Ensuring SMART child centred plans are in place so all partners including parents and children can measure and sustain progress in child protection process and planning. • Provide statutory support to more complex social work cases assessed as high need, high harm, potential or likelihood to access court processes or statutory care • Write reports for court hearings and to present evidence in court, including Court or Protection and High Court where it is deemed necessary • To uphold standards of practice for social workers as defined by social Work England (SWE) and in accordance with the BASW Professional Capabilities Framework for Experienced Social Workers. What We’re Looking For We’re keen to hear from Social Workers who are: • Qualified (Degree/DipSW/CQSW) and registered with Social Work England

• Successful candidates will be required to attend the office 2 days per week.

• Enhanced travel and accommodation support from 1 September 2026, eligible agency placements within Family Safeguarding and Assessment & Child Protection can claim up to £150 per week towards travel and accommodation costs.

• Free on-site parking

• Family Safeguarding offering 12-month placement

For more information, please contact Simone at Social Care Locums.