Children's Social Worker – Family Safeguarding Team
📍 Worthing, West Sussex
💷 £38.00 per hour
🏡 Hybrid Working Available
🚗 Must Be a Driver
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Children's Social Worker to join the Family Safeguarding Team in West Sussex.
This is an excellent opportunity to work within a well-established safeguarding service focused on improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families through high-quality assessment, intervention and child protection work.
The Role
As a Children's Social Worker, you will be responsible for:
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Completing assessments of need and risk
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Undertaking child protection investigations
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Developing and reviewing care plans
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Working directly with children and families
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Managing complex safeguarding cases
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Working closely with partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes
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Supporting children to remain safely within their families wherever possible
Requirements
To be considered, applicants must have:
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Social Work England registration
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Minimum 3 years' post-qualified experience within Local Authority Children's Services in England
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Recent frontline Child Protection experience
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Strong assessment and risk management skills
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Experience completing direct work with children
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Excellent multi-agency working experience
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Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle
Working Arrangements
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Full-time position
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Civic Centre, Littlehampton office base
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Office-based during duty week
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Hybrid flexibility available outside of duty weeks
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Travel required across the western area of West Sussex
Pay
£38.00 per hour.
Applications from experienced Children's Social Workers with safeguarding and child protection experience are encouraged
