Job Title: Social Worker Advanced Practitioner – Children and Families
Location: Stockton
Pay Rate: £35.49 per hour
Job Type: Locum | Full-Time
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Social Worker Advanced Practitioner to join a Children and Families team in Stockton. The service supports children and young people through statutory assessments, Child in Need (CIN) and Child Protection (CP) planning, and care proceedings, ensuring that safeguarding and positive outcomes are at the centre of practice.
Benefits of working for Sanctuary Personnel:
- Effortless Registration: Fully online and paperless process for speed and convenience.
- Compliance Made Easy: Free DBS and compliance service, plus paid-for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules.
- Exclusive Opportunities: Access roles you won’t find elsewhere, including work with NHSBT, The Home Office, Vaccination Centres, and international assignments.
- Expert Guidance and Support: Receive clinical governance and revalidation support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years’ experience.
- Rewarding Referral Program: Refer a Social Worker friend and earn £250 once they complete 100 hours of work – no limits on referrals.
- Professional Development: Gain valuable locum experience across varied settings to enhance your knowledge, skills, and career progression.
Key Responsibilities of the Social Worker:
- Lead on complex assessments, care planning, and safeguarding interventions.
- Manage high-risk CIN, CP, and Looked After Children (LAC) cases.
- Provide expert guidance, reflective supervision, and mentoring to colleagues, NQSWs, and students.
- Ensure practice is aligned with the Signs of Safety model and statutory requirements.
- Prepare and present detailed reports for court and statutory meetings.
- Work collaboratively with families and multi-agency partners to achieve positive outcomes.
- Maintain accurate case records on the Liquid Logic system.
- Promote and model evidence-based, strengths-focused practice.
Requirements of the Social Worker:
- Qualified Social Worker with Social Work England registration.
- Significant post-qualification experience within children’s services.
- Strong understanding of legislation, policy, and best practice in safeguarding.
- Proven experience handling complex cases and supporting colleagues.
- Skilled in court work and statutory reporting.
- Able to prioritise demanding workloads while maintaining high professional standards.
- Experience using Liquid Logic desirable but not essential.
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.
SocialWorkLocum
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary
Pay: £35.49 per hour
Experience:
- UK Children's Social Worker: 2 years (required)
Licence/Certification:
- registration with social work england (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
