Senior Social Worker Children

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is offering a rewarding locum opportunity for an experienced Senior Social Worker to join their Children's Services team. This key frontline role suits a passionate and resilient practitioner who enjoys working in complex environments and making a real difference for children, adolescents, and families.

This position suits a confident, child-focused professional with strong safeguarding expertise, sound judgement, and the ability to support high-quality practice across the team.

• Managing a complex caseload involving children, adolescents, and families

• Completing assessments, care planning, and statutory safeguarding interventions

• Undertaking child protection and court-related work where required

• Providing professional guidance, oversight, and support to junior social workers

• Working collaboratively with multi-agency partners to achieve the best outcomes

• Ensuring all work meets statutory duties, safeguarding standards, and local authority policies

• Maintaining accurate, timely, and high-quality case recordings

• Qualified Social Worker registered with Social Work England

• Significant post-qualified experience within Children's Services

• Strong knowledge of safeguarding, child protection legislation, and statutory frameworks

• Ability to work autonomously and make sound professional decisions

• Excellent communication, analytical, and report-writing skills

• Confident, resilient, and child-centred approach to practice

• Up to 35.00 per hour (umbrella)

• Full-time role, Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00

• Stable locum opportunity within a supportive Children's Services team

• Meaningful, high-impact work supporting vulnerable children, adolescents, and families

• Well-established local authority with clear practice standards

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