Social Worker – Leaving Care Team
Job Title: Social Worker – Leaving Care Team Location: Cheshire West and Chester Pay Rate: £40
Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting for a Social Worker to join a Leaving Care Team based in Cheshire West and Chester.
About the job:
The organization is hiring social workers for the Leaving Care Team (Supporting Independence Team) within the permanency hub, working with young people aged 15 to 25 in Cheshire West and Chester. The role involves supporting looked after children through care and pathway planning to develop independent living skills. Candidates should live nearby, as regular office work is required. Accommodation or travel costs are not covered, and newly qualified social workers are not suitable.
What will your responsibilities be?
Provide support to children, families, and connected persons under care orders
Assist young people leaving care in developing resilience and independence
Ensure child-centered decision-making processes
Manage a diverse and complex caseload effectively
Maintain a strong focus on safeguarding and child protection
Collaborate with other professionals to achieve the best outcomes for children
Benefits:
Excellent supervision and manageable caseloads
Stable teams of experienced social workers and permanent established Team Managers
Free parking in all our localities
Access to all in-house training and development to support CPD R requirements:
Qualified Social Worker with at least 2 years post-qualified experience
Strong understanding of child protection and safeguarding
Experience in assessment and pathway planning with looked after children
Ability to manage a diverse and complex caseload
Excellent communication and decision-making skills
Commitment to child-centered practice
Knowledge of DoLS and unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (advantageous but not essential)
Why Liquid Personnel?
Free DBS and compliance service
Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
“Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
“Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *
Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.
Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement. We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.
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