Children's Social Worker - Family Safeguarding Team

Children's Social Worker – Family Safeguarding Team
📍 Worthing, West Sussex
💷 £38.00 per hour
🏡 Hybrid Working Available
🚗 Must Be a Driver

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Children's Social Worker to join the Family Safeguarding Team in West Sussex.

This is an excellent opportunity to work within a well-established safeguarding service focused on improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families through high-quality assessment, intervention and child protection work.

The Role

As a Children's Social Worker, you will be responsible for:

• Completing assessments of need and risk
• Undertaking child protection investigations
• Developing and reviewing care plans
• Working directly with children and families
• Managing complex safeguarding cases
• Working closely with partner agencies to achieve positive outcomes
• Supporting children to remain safely within their families wherever possible

Requirements

To be considered, applicants must have:

• Social Work England registration
• Minimum 3 years' post-qualified experience within Local Authority Children's Services in England
• Recent frontline Child Protection experience
• Strong assessment and risk management skills
• Experience completing direct work with children
• Excellent multi-agency working experience
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

Working Arrangements

• Full-time position
• Civic Centre, Littlehampton office base
• Office-based during duty week
• Hybrid flexibility available outside of duty weeks
• Travel required across the western area of West Sussex

Pay

£38.00 per hour.

Applications from experienced Children's Social Workers with safeguarding and child protection experience are encouraged.