£40 Per Hour
Full Time
Temporary
Cheshire, Cheshire
Social Care
Posted 21 days ago
Expires In 8 Days
Job Description
📍 Location: North West | 💷 Pay Rate: £40 per hour | 🕒 Flexible Working: 3 days in-office
✅ Qualified Social Worker | 5+ Years Post-Qualified Experience
Are you an experienced and passionate social work professional ready to take the next step in your career? We’re looking for a Senior Practice Lead to join our Child in Need team – a vital service that supports children and families from initial referral through to care proceedings. This is your opportunity to take on a strategic and supportive leadership role, while continuing to make a tangible difference in children's lives.
🌈 What You’ll Be Doing:
As a Senior Practice Lead, you will:
- Support and mentor social workers and family support staff, including newly qualified practitioners.
- Offer professional expertise in Child in Need, Child Protection, Pre-Proceedings and Care Proceedings.
- Oversee and improve case quality, ensuring interventions are high-quality, child-focused, and evidence-based.
- Manage a small caseload of complex cases, as agreed with the Team Manager.
- Identify learning needs and promote professional development through supervision, mentoring and practice guidance.
- Work collaboratively with children, families, and partner agencies, fostering openness, trust and engagement.
👤 About You:
You’ll be a confident and capable practitioner with:
- 5+ years post-qualifying experience in Children’s Social Care (especially Duty, CIN, CP, and Legal Proceedings).
- Strong track record in delivering quality casework aligned with best practice.
- Social Work England registration and excellent references.
- Skilled at motivating, mentoring, and guiding others.
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant legislation, guidance and best practice frameworks (e.g., Research in Practice, C4EO).
- A creative, flexible and forward-thinking approach to problem-solving and decision-making.
💼 What We Offer:
- Competitive pay – £40 per hour
- Stable, experienced teams with permanent Team Managers
- Manageable caseloads and strong supervision structures
- Flexible hybrid working – 3 days in-office (including duty day)
- Free parking across all localities
- Full access to in-house training and CPD opportunities
📍 Ideal for Candidates Living In or Near: Manchester, Northwich, Ellesmere Port, Wirral, Liverpool, Wigan, Warrington, Macclesfield, Runcorn, Widnes, St Helens, Crewe, and surrounding areas.
🤝 Why Register with Pertemps?
- Quick and easy online registration
- Dedicated consultant with access to exclusive roles nationwide
- Regular referral incentives and bonuses
- Prompt, reliable weekly payroll
- Ongoing compliance support so you can focus on the work that matters
If you’re driven to provide high-quality support to vulnerable children and want to help shape the future of social work practice, we want to hear from you.
💬 Not quite right for you? Refer a friend and earn a referral bonus!
📩 Apply today or contact us for more details.👇
Vicki Aspinall
Vicki.Aspinall@pprsocialcare.co.uk
07484906671
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Pertemps Professional Recruitment
19 Great Winchester Street
London
Greater London
EC2N 2JA
0203 897 1477
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