Child & Family Social Worker – South Children & Families Team

Child & Family Social Worker – South Children & Families Team (Bradford)

Location:

Sir Henry Mitchell House, Bradford, BD5 0QL
Salary: £38,220 - £46,142 per annum Additional Benefits: £3,000 Retention Payment Hybrid Working: 3 days per week in the office

Contract:

Permanent Sponsorship:
Unfortunately, Bradford Council is unable to offer Skilled Worker Sponsorship for this position.

Put Children at the Heart of Every Decision Are you an experienced Children's Social Worker who is passionate about achieving the best outcomes for children and families? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, embrace new challenges and have the confidence to work with complex safeguarding cases while building strong relationships with children and families?

Service Care Solutions is recruiting on behalf of Bradford Council for experienced Child & Family Social Workers to join the South Children & Families Locality Team . Working within a supportive and collaborative service, you'll deliver high-quality, restorative and relationship-based social work that helps children remain safe, supported and able to achieve their full potential.

The Role As a Child & Family Social Worker, you will manage a varied statutory caseload, working closely with children, families and partner agencies to deliver effective interventions that improve outcomes. You'll play a key role in safeguarding children, supporting families through difficult circumstances and ensuring children receive the right support at the right time.

• Manage a diverse caseload of children and families.
• Complete Child in Need, Child Protection and statutory assessments.
• Undertake safeguarding investigations and interventions.
• Manage Public Law Outline (Pre-Proceedings) cases.
• Progress cases through Care Proceedings where necessary.
• Develop and review child-centred care and support plans.
• Build positive relationships with children, families and partner agencies.
• Deliver restorative and relationship-based social work practice.

• Child in Need (CIN)
• Child Protection (CP)
• Public Law Outline (Pre-Proceedings)
• Care Proceedings
• Safeguarding and risk assessment
• Multi-agency partnership working
• Restorative and relational practice

• Qualified Social Worker (Degree or equivalent)
• Registered with Social Work England
• Experience working within UK Children's Social Care
• Strong assessment, safeguarding and care planning skills
• Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
• Full UK Driving Licence preferred

• Salary between £38,220 - £46,142
• £3,000 Retention Payment
• Hybrid working with 3 office days per week
• Supportive leadership and experienced management team
• Ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities
• A collaborative service committed to restorative practice
• The opportunity to make a genuine difference in the lives of children and families