Social Worker - Family Safeguarding - Family Safeguarding

Experienced Social Worker - Family Safeguarding

Location: Swindon
Rate: £42.00 per hour Umbrella
Contract: Locum - 12-month placement
Working Pattern: Hybrid - 2 days per week in the office

Caritas Recruitment is looking for an experienced Children's Social Worker to join the Family Safeguarding service in Swindon.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced practitioner looking for a longer-term locum placement within a service focused on safeguarding children, supporting families and achieving positive, sustainable change.

Why consider this role?

• £42.00 per hour Umbrella
• 12-month Family Safeguarding placement
• Hybrid working - 2 days per week in the office
• Up to £150 per week towards travel and accommodation costs for eligible agency placements
• Free on-site parking
• Supportive working environment with a strong focus on effective safeguarding practice

The Role

As an experienced Social Worker, you will:

• Manage a complex and varied children's social work caseload independently.
• Work directly with children, young people and their families, keeping the child's safety and welfare at the centre of your practice.
• Undertake detailed assessments of need, risk and harm, with a particular focus on parental capacity and the ability to make sustainable change.
• Identify and respond effectively to indicators of risk and different forms of harm.
• Develop clear, SMART and child-centred plans that enable children, families and partner agencies to measure progress.
• Work with complex cases involving high levels of need and risk, including those potentially progressing into court proceedings or statutory care.
• Prepare high-quality court reports and present evidence where required.

About You

You will need:

• A recognised Social Work qualification: Degree, DipSW or CQSW.
• Current Social Work England registration.
• Strong post-qualifying experience within Children's Services.
• Proven safeguarding and child protection experience.
• Experience managing complex cases and completing detailed assessments.
• Good knowledge and experience of court proceedings.
• A strengths-based approach to working with children and families.

Experience working with children with disabilities, relevant postgraduate qualifications and Practice Educator experience would also be advantageous.

Interested?

If you're an experienced Children's Social Worker looking for a well-paid, longer-term Family Safeguarding opportunity in Swindon, I'd love to hear from you.

Lisa Hallinan
Caritas Recruitment
l.hallinan@caritas-recruitment.com
07469 676076

Caritas Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.