Qualified Social Worker – Children Looked After Team

🌟 Qualified Social Worker – Children Looked After 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 Looked After 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

🧩 We’re looking for:

• 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

✅ You’ll also need:

• 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

💼 Why join this team?

• 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
• Located within easy reach of Liverpool, Wirral, Warrington, Chester, Manchester, and surrounding areas

🌍 Not the right role for you? We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work including:
IRO, BIA, MASH, LAC, Adult Social Work, Team Manager, Service Manager, and more.

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