Qualfied Social Worker needed for our Looked After Children Team in Luton, paying up to £38ph!
- Location: Luton
- Pay Rate: £38per hour
- Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week)
- Contract: Locum / Agency Assignment
About The Role:
We are seeking an experienced Social Worker to join the Looked After Children (LAC) service in Luton.
This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people in care, ensuring they receive the support, stability, and permanence they need to thrive.
You will work within a supportive and dynamic team, managing a varied caseload and working closely with children, carers, families, and partner agencies to deliver high-quality, child-centred social work practice.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage a caseload of Looked After Children
- Undertake statutory visits, assessments, and care planning
- Work within care proceedings and contribute to permanence planning
- Build and maintain strong relationships with children and young people in care
- Liaise effectively with carers, schools, health professionals, and other agencies
- Ensure children’s care plans are progressed without delay
- Complete accurate and timely case recording in line with statutory requirements
- Promote the voice of the child in all aspects of planning and decision-making
Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:
- Your own dedicated specialist consultant
- Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organisations throughout the UK
- Prompt and reliable payroll
- Free DBS and compliance service
- £500 referral fee
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Qualified Social Worker | Looked After Children Team | Luton | £38ph employer: Tripod Partners
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