Knowsley Council
Full-time | 37 hours per week | Hybrid working
Description
Knowsley Council is seeking an experienced and passionate Locum Social Worker to join our dynamic Child Protection team. This role offers the opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable children and families, working in a supportive environment with a strong focus on quality practice, supervision, and manageable caseloads.
Based in Knowsley, you will work alongside skilled colleagues in a high-performing team committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare.
Responsibilities
- Manage a caseload of children subject to child protection plans, children in need, and pre-proceedings work
- Undertake thorough assessments and create effective, outcome-focused plans
- Engage children and their families to build positive, strengths-based relationships
- Chair core group meetings and attend child protection conferences, strategy meetings, and legal planning meetings
- Prepare clear, evidence-based reports for conferences, reviews, and court proceedings
- Work collaboratively with partners across health, education, police, and voluntary agencies
- Ensure all interventions comply with relevant legislation, policy, and statutory guidance
- Promote the voice of the child and prioritise their welfare at every stage of intervention
- Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration
- Significant experience in statutory child protection, including court work and child protection planning
- Strong knowledge of the Children Act 1989, Working Together 2018, and other key legislation and guidance
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills
- Ability to manage complex cases in a timely and proportionate way
- Confident in making sound, defensible decisions in line with safeguarding thresholds
- Prepared to work flexibly in a busy team environment
- Full UK driving licence and ability to travel within the borough
If you are interested, please call Chris Richardson on 01772 208964 or email me your CV – Christopher.richardson@servicecare.org.uk
If this role isn’t right for you, but you know someone who would fit perfectly to our engaged and devoted team and you refer them, you will receive a referral bonus of £350.
The benefits of working with SCS:
- A specialist dedicated Social Work consultant offering single point of contact.
- Exceptional referral bonuses - £350 per referral placed in to work!
- An extensive & exclusive range of Social Work vacancies across the UK
- Nationwide provider Social Work staff to over 200 local authorities.
- Payroll service twice a week.
- Ltd and PAYE payment options available.
- Annual training budget of up to £250 and continued online CPD training.
- Excellent Annual Loyalty schemes / bonuses.
- DBS disclosures provided via fast-track online services free of charge.
