CSW Leaving Care and Children Looked After Service (Gr 8) - Qualified in Sutton

Social Worker – Leaving Care & Children Looked After Service (Grade 8)

Location: Carshalton, Sutton
Working Arrangement: 3 days per week using the office as a base
Pay Rate: £37.52 per hour (Umbrella)
Qualification: Social Work Qualified

Job Overview

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Social Worker to join our Leaving Care and Children Looked After Service in Carshalton, Sutton.

As a Social Worker within our Children Looked After Team, you will be a dedicated advocate and champion for children and young people in care. You will build meaningful, lasting relationships with children living with foster carers, connected carers (friends and family), prospective adopters, residential homes and semi-independent provisions.

You will play a key role in achieving long-term permanence for children, ensuring they have safe, stable and nurturing environments in which to thrive. You will advocate for children's wishes and feelings, support their individual care journeys and help prepare young people for a successful transition into independent adulthood.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct Work & Relationship Building: Undertake regular, meaningful visits to children and young people, using child-centred approaches to understand their lived experiences, wishes and feelings.
• Permanence & Care Planning: Develop, implement and review comprehensive Care Plans to achieve timely permanence through reunification, long-term fostering, Special Guardianship or adoption.
• Safeguarding & Assessment: Assess risk and safety, undertake statutory assessments, contribute to statutory reviews and complete pathway planning for care leavers.
• Independence Support: Support older children and young people to develop essential life skills and prepare for semi-independent living and adulthood.
• Multi-Agency Working: Work collaboratively with partner agencies, including Virtual Schools, Health, CAMHS, Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs) and the Police, to deliver effective, holistic support.
• Court & Legal Work: Prepare high-quality court statements, care plans and supporting evidence for care proceedings, presenting reports at court when required.

Essential Requirements

• Social Work qualification (Social Care Qualified).
• Ability to build positive, trusting relationships with children, young people and families.
• Experience or understanding of statutory children's social work and safeguarding.
• Strong assessment, care planning and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work effectively with multi-agency professionals.
• Commitment to achieving positive outcomes and permanence for children and young people.
• Must have a UK passport or a full right to work in the UK. 

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dedicated Children's Social Care team where you can make a meaningful difference to the lives of children and young people.

Apply today to be part of a service committed to safeguarding, supporting and securing brighter futures for children and young people in care.

For more information, please contact Shivashni Govender at LinsCare!