Senior Social Worker for our Family Support and Safeguarding Service in Barking & Dagenham, paying £39 ph!
- Location:Barking & Dagenham
- Team:Family Support and Safeguarding Team
- Rate:£39 per hour
- Working Pattern:35 hours per week
About The Role:
Barking & Dagenham is looking for an experienced and passionate Senior Social Worker to join our Family Support & Safeguarding Team. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a forward-thinking local authority that is committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for children and families through high-quality, relationship-based practice.
Working with children and families from diverse cultural backgrounds, you’ll play a key role in safeguarding children, supporting families, and delivering meaningful, lasting change.
Key Responsibilities:
As a Senior Social Worker, you will:
- Manage complex cases involving children in need, child protection, and care proceedings.
- Deliver high-quality, child-centred assessments, interventions, and care planning.
- Safeguard and promote the welfare of children in accordance with statutory responsibilities.
- Work collaboratively with families and multi‑agency partners to improve outcomes for children and young people.
- Prepare clear, evidence‑based reports for child protection conferences, reviews, and court proceedings where required.
- Provide leadership within the team by modelling excellent practice and supporting colleagues.
- Work independently while contributing positively to a supportive and collaborative team environment.
About You:
- Current Social Work England registration and a recognised Social Work qualification.
- Significant experience within Children’s Family Support and Safeguarding, including Child Protection and safeguarding work.
- Strong knowledge of the Children Act 1989, Children Act 2004, Working Together to Safeguard Children, and related legislation.
Working with Tripod Partners offers you a number of benefits including:
- Your own dedicated specialist consultant
- Access to the widest variety of social work jobs across 150 authorities and private organizations throughout the UK
- Prompt and reliable payroll
- Free DBS and compliance service
- 500 referral fee
For more information, please contact Dylan at Tripod Partners on 07919 026892 or send your CV to dylan.nel@tripodpartners.co.uk
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