About this role
Senior Social Worker – Children’s Assessment (Woking) – Permanent
Liquid Personnel are proud to be supporting a well-regarded local authority in the South East in recruiting a Senior Social Worker to join their Children’s Assessment Team on a permanent basis.
This local authority offers a forward-thinking and supportive working environment, with a strong focus on staff development, wellbeing and delivering high-quality services to children and families. Following their recent ‘Good’ Ofsted rating, this is an exciting opportunity to join a service committed to continuous improvement and excellent practice.
Your Benefits This local authority places strong value on its workforce, offering a competitive rewards package and genuine career progression opportunities. As a permanent member of the Assessment service, you will benefit from:
- Salary of £49,464 – £52,864 per annum subject to experience
- Financial package of up to £6,000
- Agile working with a mix of home and office-based working
- Payment of Social Work England registration fees
- 28 days annual leave, rising to 31 days after 5 years (plus bank holidays)
- Option to buy up to 10 additional days annual leave
- Access to a wide range of training via a dedicated learning and development academy
- High quality supervision and strong management support
- Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
Your Key Responsibilities
- Undertake timely and high-quality assessments in line with statutory guidance.
- Build strong, relationship-based practice with children, families and partner agencies.
- Engage families using motivational approaches to understand risk and need.
- Make informed decisions on whether statutory intervention is required or step-down support is appropriate.
- Complete robust risk assessments and develop effective plans to safeguard children.
For This Role You Will Need
- A recognised Social Work qualification (Degree, CQSW, CSS or equivalent).
- Registration with Social Work England.
- Minimum of 3 years post-qualified social work experience.
- Completion of ASYE.
- Experience of working within UK statutory children’s services, ideally within an assessment or frontline team.
- Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.