Children’s Social Worker – Assessment and Intervention
Location: Torquay
Rate: £42 per hour
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Temporary
Accommodation Allowance: £150 per week (up to end of December 2026)
Children’s Social Worker – Assessment & Intervention
Sanctuary Personnel is recruiting for an experienced Children’s Social Worker to join a busy Assessment and Intervention service. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified social worker with strong experience in safeguarding, child protection, and statutory children’s social care work.
This role is ideal for a practitioner who is confident managing complex caseloads, completing high-quality assessments, and working within a fast-paced frontline children’s services environment.
Key Responsibilities
As a Children’s Social Worker in Assessment and Intervention, you will:
- Undertake Child and Family Assessments in line with statutory guidance and safeguarding procedures
- Manage a varied caseload of children in need, child protection, and early intervention cases
- Carry out Section 47 enquiries and contribute to child protection investigations
- Develop and implement care plans, risk assessments, and intervention strategies
- Work closely with multi-agency partners including schools, health professionals, police, and family support services
- Attend and contribute to child protection conferences, strategy meetings, and court proceedings
- Produce clear, timely, and high-quality written reports and case recordings
- Ensure all work is compliant with legislation, statutory guidance, and local safeguarding procedures
- Promote positive outcomes for children, young people, and families
- Identify risk and escalate concerns appropriately to ensure child safety is maintained
About You
To be successful in this Children’s Social Worker role, you will have:
Essential Requirements
- Social Work England registration
- Qualified Social Worker with relevant degree or equivalent qualification
- Experience working within children’s services, preferably in assessment, safeguarding, or intervention teams
- Strong understanding of child protection legislation, statutory guidance, and safeguarding frameworks
- Experience managing complex and high-risk caseloads
- Ability to complete robust assessments and produce high-quality reports
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively in a multi-agency environment
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. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.
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Pay: £42.00 per hour
Experience:
- children's social worker: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- Social Work England registration (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
