Social Worker - Adolescent Safeguarding Team

Overview

Adolescent Safeguarding Social Worker — Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council — £41 per hour

Dudley Children's Social Care is recruiting passionate Adolescent Safeguarding Social Workers to join its dynamic and ambitious service, supporting young people aged 13+ who are at risk of exploitation and extra-familial harm.

Practice in Dudley is restorative at its core, using Motivational Interviewing to create meaningful, sustainable change while recognising the strengths of children, families, and their wider networks.

• The Adolescent Safeguarding Service includes six social work teams and a dedicated Child Exploitation Team.
• The Dudley Exploitation Hub, working alongside Police, Missing Team, Health and Education.
• A truly multi-disciplinary workforce including Social Workers, Youth Workers, Substance Misuse Workers, IDVA, and partners such as Barnardo s, CAMHS, Citizens Advice Bureau, Phase Trust, and more.
• Supporting children who go missing from home is a key part of the service, alongside close partnership working with Youth Justice, Housing, and other agencies.

• Support young people aged 13+ who are at risk of exploitation and extra-familial harm.
• Collaborate within a co-produced care planning framework to protect children at risk of criminal and/or sexual exploitation.
• Engage in a strengths-based, whole-family approach to reduce risk and keep families together where possible.
• Participate in restorative practice and Motivational Interviewing to create meaningful and sustainable change.

• Qualified Social Workers with knowledge of Extra-Familial Harm.
• Committed to helping young people remain safely within their family networks.
• Creative, reflective practitioner who values innovative and holistic practice.
• Experience flexibility:
  Applications are welcome from Social Workers with 2+ years  permanent post-qualification experience — no need for the usual 3 years.

• £41 per hour.
• A supportive, inclusive working environment.
• Strong focus on work/life balance.
• Excellent personal and professional development opportunities.
• A comprehensive Council benefits package supporting health, wellbeing, and quality of life.

If you re ready to positively impact the lives of children and young people — and want to do it within a forward-thinking, supportive service then please contact me on (phone number removed) or drop me an email at (url removed).