Social Worker - Children in Care

<p><strong>Job Title:</strong> Social Worker - Children in Care<strong><br></strong><strong>Location:</strong> Darlington<br><strong>Pay Rate:</strong> £31.80 per hour</p> <p><strong>Job Description: </strong></p> <p>Liquid Personnel is currently recruiting a compassionate and experienced&nbsp;Social Worker to join the Children in Care (CIC) Team. In this rewarding role, you’ll support looked-after children and young people, helping to ensure they receive the care, stability, and opportunities they deserve.</p> <p><strong>What will your responsibilities be?</strong></p> <p>In this role, you will manage a caseload of children and young people under the care of the local authority, developing and reviewing care plans in line with statutory requirements. You will ensure their safety and well-being by addressing safeguarding concerns and advocating for their voice in all decisions. Through collaboration with foster carers, schools, health professionals, and others, you will support their development. You will attend multi-agency meetings, including Looked After Child (LAC) reviews, and ensure compliance with legal duties. This includes preparing court reports, maintaining accurate records, and supporting transitions such as reunification or independence.</p> <p><strong>Benefits:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Supportive team culture with experienced leadership</li> <li>Focus on long-term outcomes for children in care</li> <li>Accessible location with strong transport links</li> <li>Competitive pay and manageable caseloads</li> </ul> <p><strong>Qualifications &amp; Experience:</strong></p> <p>To be successful in this role you must have,&nbsp;</p> <ul> <li>Social Work England registration</li> <li>Right to work in the UK</li> <li>Full UK driving licence</li> <li>Degree in Social Work or equivalent</li> <li>Post-qualified experience in children in care, safeguarding, or statutory children’s services</li> </ul> <p><strong>Why Liquid Personnel?</strong></p> <ul> <li>&nbsp;Free DBS and compliance service</li> <li>Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly</li> <li>Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies</li> <li>Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal</li> <li>Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge</li> <li>Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK</li> <li>“Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*</li> <li>“Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *</li> </ul> <p>Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.</p> <p><strong>Reasonable Adjustments:</strong></p> <p>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 by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>BH - 191207<br>GH - 31826</p>