Qualified Social Worker – Bradford – Children in Care team

Job Title: Social Worker (Children)Location: BradfordWorking Hours: HybridRate: £35 per hourLiquid Personnel are currently recruiting for an experienced Qualified Social Worker to join a busy team in Bradfordbased within the Children in care team. Responsibilities: In this role, you will undertake preventative work to address safeguarding concerns, investigate significant harm, and use legislation to promote the welfare of service users. You will provide comprehensive social work services to individuals, families, and carers, integrating theoretical approaches with practical application. Managing a complex caseload, you will make critical decisions, ensuring that casework is well-planned, evaluated, and reviewed. You will engage with multi-agency inputs, handle complex family dynamics, and address multiple risk factors, always considering the public interest. Your role involves ensuring appropriate care for service users, utilizing mainstream and specialist resources innovatively. You will be responsible for supervising service users receiving care services, conducting expert reviews, and providing expert witness testimony in court. Collaboration with various agencies and organizations is essential, as you represent our organization and influence outcomes in case planning and decision-making. You will contribute to multi-disciplinary assessments, lead meetings, and promote information sharing. Mentoring newly qualified and less experienced social workers, you will support their development and offer placements to social work students as a practice educator. You will manage your workload, seek support when necessary, and stay informed about emerging best practices. Participation in departmental training, development of new resources, and involvement in specialist projects are key aspects of this role. Continuous professional development is crucial, and you will engage in regular supervision and appraisal, adhering to Social Work registration and HCPC standards. You will apply ethical principles and values, maintain accurate records, and produce high-quality assessments. Acting in accordance with departmental priorities and policies, you will promote equality and work in an anti-oppressive manner. How to Apply:  If you are passionate about making a difference and meet the above criteria, we would love to hear from you Please submit your application through the Liquid Personnel website or get in touch with us for further information Why Liquid Personnel? We offer a ‘Faster Pay’ service to get you paid more quickly, along with twice weekly payroll and an internal ‘hours’ team. Enjoy our free DBS and compliance service and gain access to a specialist consultant and exclusive roles not available from other agencies. Benefit from free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal, and work with your own dedicated consultant who has extensive social work knowledge. We provide access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK. Plus, take advantage of our “Refer a Friend” bonus, earning £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place, and our “Find your own job” bonus, earning £250 for bringing your own position to us. 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. KD – 180355GH – 19854