Semior Social Worker - North Somerset - Childrens

Overview

Senior Social Worker – Secondment Opportunity

Location: BS23 3ST • Rate: £31.50 PAYE / £40.00 Umbrella • Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday • Contract: Temporary – Covering a secondment

We are recruiting an experienced Senior Social Worker to join a dynamic team on a temporary basis covering a secondment. This role provides professional leadership, technical guidance, and mentoring within a busy team environment. The role involves supporting families with multiple and complex needs, while acting as a senior professional lead within the team and deputising for the Team Manager when required.

Responsibilities

• Operate as the senior social work professional within the team, providing technical advice and guidance to colleagues.
• Deputise for the Team Manager when required and support with team oversight.
• Lead on specific areas of practice and service development.
• Provide mentoring, professional supervision support, and continuous professional development to team members.
• Manage a reduced caseload to allow time for leadership, mentoring, and professional support duties.
• Work directly with families with multiple and complex needs, ensuring high quality social work interventions and positive outcomes.

Qualifications

• Qualified Social Worker with substantial post-qualified experience.
• Strong practice knowledge and leadership skills within children and family services.
• Experience of mentoring, coaching, or supporting other practitioners.
• Excellent communication, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead on complex cases and provide professional guidance within a team setting.
• To apply you will need to hold a minimum of 6 months UK post-qualification experience as a registered social worker, a relevant Social Work Qualification, and registration with Social Work England.
• Enhanced DBS, registered on the update service or be happy to apply for a DBS
• 3 years of referencing
• Driving license with access to a car

Benefits

• 20 years’ experience of the social work market
• Local agency based in Cardiff
• Welsh-speaking consultant available
• PAYE and Umbrella payroll options available
• Dedicated point of contact
• Twice weekly payroll
• Supports local authorities across South/West Wales and South West England
• Free training sessions (CPD)
• Refer a friend scheme
• Birthday gifts
• Wellbeing sessions

Eligibility: Given the nature of the role, only applicants with a social work qualification and registration with Social Work England will be considered. No sponsorship is provided.

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