Children's Duty & Assessment Social Worker

Children's Duty & Assessment Social Worker
Location: St. Helens
Pay Rate: £40.00 per hour (Umbrella)
Contract: Locum
Working Pattern: Full-time | Hybrid Working

Service Care Solutions is currently recruiting for an experienced Children's Duty & Assessment Social Worker to join a well-established Children's Services team in St. Helens.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive service offering a competitive hourly rate alongside a genuinely flexible hybrid working arrangement.

The Role You will be part of one of four Duty & Assessment teams, with each team covering one week on duty as part of a four-week rota. The role involves completing assessments, managing child protection enquiries, undertaking statutory visits, and working closely with partner agencies to safeguard children and support families.

Hybrid Working The service offers a flexible approach to hybrid working:

• Office attendance is required one week in every four while your team is covering duty.
• During the remaining three weeks, you will have the flexibility to manage your workload around statutory visits, meetings, training, and other service commitments.

Requirements

• Qualified Social Worker with current Social Work England registration.
• Experience working within Children's Duty & Assessment or Front Door services.
• Strong assessment, safeguarding, and risk management skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a fast-paced statutory environment.

Working Pattern The service is ideally seeking candidates able to work standard full-time hours. Condensed hours are generally not offered due to the impact on team capacity, although this may be considered for highly experienced candidates with a proven track record of successfully working this pattern.

Why Apply?

• £40 per hour (Umbrella).
• Flexible hybrid working.
• Supportive management team.
• Well-structured duty rota with one week on duty in every four.
• Immediate start available.

For more information or to apply, please contact:

Nik Froud
Associate Recruitment Consultant
Email: Nik.froud@servicecare.org.uk