Children’s Social Worker, Assessment Service, Peterborough

Children’s Social Worker, Assessment Service, Peterborough 
Pay rate £39 per hour  
Contract role, Assessment team 
 
Pertemps are recruiting for an experienced Children’s Social Worker in Peterborough 
This is to work in an Assessment team 
Children’s social workers in the Assessment Team are responsible for responding to referrals where there are concerns about a child’s safety or wellbeing. Their primary role is to investigate these concerns, assess the risks and protective factors within the family, and determine the most appropriate course of action. This includes conducting home visits, engaging directly with children and families, and ensuring that the child’s voice is central to all assessments and decisions. The work involves a wide range of statutory duties. Social workers carry out Section 17 Single Assessments and Section 47 Enquiries, participate in Initial Child Protection Conferences and Child in Need meetings, and may be involved in private law proceedings by preparing Section 7 reports. The team operates on a three-week duty rota, meaning each team is only responsible for new referrals once every three weeks. This structure helps manage workload and allows social workers to focus on ongoing cases during off-duty weeks. Each team is supported by an Advice and Information Officer, a Children’s Social Care Practitioner, and dedicated business support staff, which helps streamline administrative tasks and allows social workers to concentrate on direct work with families. 
There is plenty of hybrid working available. 
Please get in touch for more information. 
 
This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:- 

• A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to 

• An easy registration process (all done online) 

• Referral schemes and incentives  

• Ongoing compliance managed for you 

• Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more. 

Please contact Graham Leatham on 07484 513909 or email graham.leatham@pprsocialcare.co.uk for more information.  
We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work. If you are a Social Worker and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles including IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Children’s Social Work, Adult Social Work, Service Manager, Head of Service, Team Manager and Assistant Team Manager