Qualified Social Worker - Children's Safeguarding Team
Location: Middlesbrough
Pay Rate: £31.74 per hour (Umbrella)
Contract Type: Full-time (37 hours per week), Ongoing locum assignment
Working Model: Hybrid (Office-based in Middlesbrough with flexible working and home visits)
Job Purpose
Middlesbrough Children's Services is seeking an experienced, resilient, and child-focused Qualified Social Worker to join a fast-paced statutory Safeguarding Team.
In this vital role, you will deliver robust statutory interventions for children, young people, and families where significant safeguarding concerns have been identified. Managing a mixed caseload, you will hold responsibility for driving positive change, conducting thorough assessments, and coordinating multi-agency protection plans to ensure children remain safe and achieve optimal life outcomes.
Key Responsibilities & Main Duties
Caseload Management: Hold and manage a complex statutory caseload comprising Child in Need (CIN) and Child Protection (CP) plans, alongside public law outlines (PLO) and initial care proceedings where required.
Assessment & Risk Management: Complete high-quality, analytical Child and Family Assessments within statutory timescales. Undertake Section 47 child protection enquiries and evaluate immediate risk factors.
Multi-Agency Leadership: Lead multi-agency Core Group meetings, strategy discussions, and CIN reviews. Drive collaborative practice alongside schools, NHS health professionals, police, and early intervention networks.
Court & Legal Proceedings: Prepare clear, evidence-based court statements, care plans, and initial court documentation. Attend and present evidence in Family Court proceedings when care pathways escalate.
Child-Centered Practice: Ensure the voice of the child is centrally represented in all assessment, planning, and review processes using strengths-based and trauma-informed social work methodologies.
Compliance & Record Keeping: Maintain up-to-date, precise case records and recording metrics on...
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