Pertemps
1 year ago
Qualified Social Worker – Children and Families
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Company information
- Company
- Pertemps
- Location
- UK, North West England, Merseyside, St. Helens United Kingdom
- Posted
- 1 year ago
Job description
Qualified Social Worker – Children and Families Team
Location: Merseyside
Pay Rate: £46 per hour
Full-time | Immediate Start
Are you an experienced and passionate Qualified Social Worker looking for your next rewarding opportunity? Join a dedicated and forward-thinking Children and Families team in Merseyside, where your expertise will make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families. In this role, you’ll be at the heart of a child-centred, multi-agency team – working alongside health professionals, police, and early help services to create safe, supportive, and lasting change. You’ll use your professional judgement and deep understanding of legislation to deliver high-quality, person-centred care, ensuring the very best outcomes for children.
What you’ll be doing:
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work including:
IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Adult Social Work, Team Manager, Service Manager, and more.
Located within easy reach of Liverpool, Wirral, Warrington, Chester, Manchester, and surrounding areas
Even if you’re not looking right now, refer a colleague and earn a generous referral bonus!
Location: Merseyside
Pay Rate: £46 per hour
Full-time | Immediate Start
Are you an experienced and passionate Qualified Social Worker looking for your next rewarding opportunity? Join a dedicated and forward-thinking Children and Families team in Merseyside, where your expertise will make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable children and families. In this role, you’ll be at the heart of a child-centred, multi-agency team – working alongside health professionals, police, and early help services to create safe, supportive, and lasting change. You’ll use your professional judgement and deep understanding of legislation to deliver high-quality, person-centred care, ensuring the very best outcomes for children.
What you’ll be doing:
- Building strong, meaningful relationships with children and their families
- Leading on assessments and creating tailored care plans
- Managing a varied caseload with a clear focus on safety, empowerment and sustainable change
- Collaborating closely with external agencies and integrated early help services
- Offering guidance and mentorship to students and unqualified staff
- Championing best practice, continuous improvement, and positive outcomes
- A Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England
- Minimum of 4 years post-qualified experience
- Strong knowledge of child protection, legislation, and statutory responsibilities
- A collaborative, creative and proactive approach to working with children and families
- Excellent communication, mediation, and negotiation skills
- Experience working within a multi-disciplinary or interagency environment
- A recognised Social Work qualification (SW, CSS, DipSW or equivalent)
- Experience working with looked-after children or within statutory children’s services
- Confidence managing complex cases with empathy, clarity, and purpose
- Competitive hourly rate of £46
- Supportive and values-driven team environment
- Opportunity to truly make a difference in the lives of children and young people
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work including:
IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Adult Social Work, Team Manager, Service Manager, and more.
Located within easy reach of Liverpool, Wirral, Warrington, Chester, Manchester, and surrounding areas
Even if you’re not looking right now, refer a colleague and earn a generous referral bonus!
Required skills
- communication
- full-time
- negotiation
- empathy
- child protection
- proactive
- css
- legislation
- creative
- referral bonus
- social worker
- equivalent
- mediation
- clarity
- collaborative
- manchester
- liverpool
- social work england
- immediate start
- police
- pay rate
- children and families
- hourly rate
- statutory responsibilities
- health professionals
- wirral
- multi-disciplinary
- warrington
- sw
- child-centred
- dipsw
- surrounding areas
- purpose
- merseyside
- chester
- complex cases
- multi-agency
- early help services
- interagency
- recognised social work qualification
- looked-after children
- statutory children's services
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