Qualified Social Worker - Long Term

🌟 Qualified Social Worker – Long Term Team
📍 North Yorkshire | 💷 £35 per hour | 🕘 Hybrid & Flexible Working

We’re looking for an experienced and passionate Qualified Social Worker to join a Children’s Long-Term Locality Team in North Yorkshire.
If you're ready to make a lasting difference in the lives of children and families—this is the role for you.

👶 About the Role You’ll support children and families across Child in Need (CIN), Child Protection (CP), and Children Looked After (CLA) cases.

This role includes:
🔹 Working with families involved in Child Protection Plans, Care Proceedings, Private Law, and Adoption
🔹 Completing CIN reviews, updated assessments, and assessing cases for escalation or de-escalation
🔹 Carrying out DOLS assessments for Children in Care
🔹 Conducting Section 47 enquiries and progressing cases to Initial Child Protection Conferences
🔹 Creating care plans focused on permanence from day one
🔹 Partnering with agencies such as police and health services to deliver joined-up support
🔹 Maintaining strong links with Integrated Prevention and Early Help teams
You’ll work in a fast-paced yet supportive environment, using your expertise to assess risk, safeguard children, and drive sustainable positive change.


👤 What We’re Looking For You are a confident and compassionate Social Worker who can bring insight, professionalism, and empathy to your role.
✅ Qualified Social Worker, registered with Social Work England
✅ 4+ years' experience working with children and families
✅ In-depth understanding of Child Protection legislation and related legal frameworks
✅ Skilled in assessment, care planning, and multi-agency collaboration
✅ Able to build trusting relationships with children and families
✅ A confident communicator with strong negotiation and mediation skills
✅ Committed to delivering high-quality, person-centred support

💼 What You’ll Be Doing

• Managing a varied caseload
• Undertaking comprehensive assessments of risk and need
• Creating care plans that promote dignity, empowerment, and positive outcomes
• Supporting unqualified staff and mentoring students
• Driving forward change to improve the lives of vulnerable children

🌟 Why Pertemps? Join us and benefit from:
✔️ A dedicated consultant with access to UK-wide roles
✔️ Easy, fully online registration
✔️ Weekly, reliable payroll
✔️ Full compliance and onboarding support
✔️ Access to exclusive roles not listed elsewhere
✔️ Referral bonuses & reward incentives

📍 Ideal for candidates based in or near: York | Harrogate | Leeds | Wakefield | Bradford | Huddersfield | Sheffield | Hull | Doncaster | Pontefract | Halifax | Oldham | Burnley | Manchester | Bolton | Blackburn | Stockport | Preston | and surrounding areas.
🔄 Not quite the right fit? We recruit across all areas of Qualified Social Work, including: MASH | IRO | BIA | CLA | Adults Services | Team & Service Management | and more.
💬 Get in touch for a confidential chat – let’s find the role that’s right for you.
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