Senior Social Worker - Children in Care

Senior Social Worker – Children in Care Team - Derbyshire County Council

Location: Derbyshire, DE7 8HG
Pay/Salary: up to £35 per hour
Office Working: 2-3 Days per week
Contract: Locum

We are currently working with Derbyshire to find an experienced Social Worker for their Children in Care Team within Children’s Services. With a stable management team and a mostly permanent workforce, Derbyshire are looking for a Social Worker with solid experience to be able to pick up a caseload and support their services.

Duties

• Holding a caseload of Children in Care and undertaking statutory duties in line with legislation, regulation, and local procedures.
• Building purposeful, trusting relationships with children and young people, ensuring their voices, wishes, and feelings are central to all planning and decision-making.
• Completing assessments, care planning, pathway planning, and reviews to a high standard and within required timescales.
• Working in partnership with families, carers, schools, health professionals, and partner agencies to achieve the best possible outcomes for children.
• Supporting children to achieve permanence through reunification, long-term fostering, Special Guardianship, or adoption where appropriate.
• Ensuring children receive high-quality care, education, health provision, and emotional wellbeing support.
• Undertaking statutory visits and maintaining accurate and timely case recordings.
• Preparing court statements, reports, and attending court where required.
• Identifying and managing risk, including concerns relating to exploitation, missing episodes, mental health, and safeguarding.
• Acting as a strong advocate for children and young people, challenging barriers and promoting their rights and aspirations.

What you need

• Social Work Qualification
• Social Work England registration
• Enhanced DBS (provided by us)
   

Why use us?

At Sheldon Phillips, you are not just a number on a board, you are someone we get to know, creating a personal job search that is as individual as you are. Our expert team are trained to ensure that your needs are met, our compliance procedures are quick and efficient, while making sure you find the job you really want.

If you are interested in this Social Work role in Derbyshire, call Emily Cooper on 01635226350 or email ecooper@sheldon-phillips.com.